{"product_id":"giuliani-the-rise-and-tragic-fall-of-americas-mayor-9781982153304","title":"Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America's Mayor","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happened to Rudy Giuliani?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Kirtzman, who has been following Giuliani since the 1990s, answers that question in this \"masterful and engrossing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) biography\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethat \"c\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003euts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e through the myth and caricature that has too often defined Giuliani\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRudy Giuliani was hailed after 9\/11 as \"America's Mayor,\" a national hero who, at the time, was more widely admired than the pope. He was brilliant, accomplished--and complicated. He conflated politics with morality, made reckless personal choices, and engaged in self-destructive behavior. A series of disastrous decisions and cynical compromises, coupled with his need for power, money, and attention gradually ruined his reputation, cost him political support, and ultimately damaged the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKirtzman, who was with Giuliani at the World Trade Center on 9\/11, conducted hundreds of interviews to give us an insightful portrait of this polarizing figure from the beginning of his rise to his high-profile role as Donald Trump's personal lawyer. Giuliani was a celebrated prosecutor, a transformative New York City mayor, and a contender for the presidency. But by the end of the Trump presidency, he was reviled and ridiculed after a series of embarrassing errors and misjudgments. He was a significant figure in both of Trump's impeachments and ended up widely ostracized, facing both legal jeopardy and financial ruin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the \"lively new biography\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) of how it all began and how it came crashing down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982153304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Andrew Kirtzman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067764867253,"sku":"9781982153304","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_52dcc11b-4c31-4d08-aada-4e7fa6278789.jpg?v=1690864995","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/giuliani-the-rise-and-tragic-fall-of-americas-mayor-9781982153304","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}