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From popular TV personality Bob Beckel, a deeply moving, redemptive memoir about his life as a political operative and diplomat, his long struggle with alcohol and drugs, and his unlikely journey to finding faith. Growing up poor in an abusive home, Bob Beckel learned to be a survivor: to avoid conflict, mask his feelings, and to lie--all skills that served him well in Washington, where he would become the youngest-ever Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and manage Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign. But Beckel was living a double life. On January 20, 2001--George W. Bush's first Inauguration Day--he hit rock bottom, waking up in the psych ward. Written with captivating honesty, Beckel chronicles how his addictions nearly killed him until he found help in an unexpected ally, conservative Cal Thomas, who helped him find faith, get sober, and get his life back on track.
About the Author
Bob Beckel is a political analyst for CNN and contributing columnist for USA Today. He was previously a co-host of The Five on Fox News Channel.
Bob worked for the U.S. State Department (1977-1980) , where he served as the youngest Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Carter Administration. He was national campaign manager for Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign and later taught at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.
Bob is the author of I SHOULD BE DEAD: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction (Hachette Books, November 2015) and co-author of COMMON GROUND: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America (HarperCollins, October 2007) .
