Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove's Secret Kingdom of Power

A detailed, timely, and revealing account—written by investigative journalist Craig Unger—that sheds light on the significance of Karl Rove’s role as a major player in the 2012 presidential election.

The epic 2012 presidential contest between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney represents the stunning comeback of GOP boss Karl Rove, the brilliant political operator whose scorched-earth partisanship infamously earned him the moniker “Bush’s Brain” and provoked some observers to label him as dangerous to American democracy. How, after leaving the Bush administration in disgrace, did Rove rise again, and what does it mean that he is back in power? This timely, meticulous account by




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