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...photos of Sarah Palin on the campaign trail here...
...Sarah is, in the end, a curious blend of Disneyesque prose ("Sarah Heath Palin is at heart a sister, a daughter, and the little girl who learned how to work hard, stand up for herself, and never tell a lie") and careful reporting about the veep candidate's early political life. Despite its often-flowery language, the book is a treasure trove for those hungry for more data on a public figure about whom little is known in the lower 48. No one will be able to close it without marveling at Palin's instant ascent to international fame. Keep...
...Johnson had access to Palin and her family that a reporter could only dream about now, although even some of her candid statements sound eerily like late-2008 talking points. Referring to her unsuccessful run for the lieutenant governorship of Alaska in 2002, Palin told the author, "There was a lot of talk about the fact that I didn't have years of experience. Leadership shouldn't be based on years of public experience - it should be based on vision and example...
...disappointed. We learn that Sarah shot her first rabbit at age ten; that she shared a room with her two sisters that "was unheated except for a wood stove"; and that one Halloween, she dressed as a pregnant Jane Fonda. But there is also plenty to pore over about Palin as an Alaskan politico, including an analysis of her controversial decision, soon after becoming mayor of Wasilla, to fire all of its incumbent municipal department heads. In fact, the author includes so much about local politics that anyone who is not from Alaska or a total political junkie will...
...There is a curious omission in the book: Johnson doesn't write about Palin's beauty queen days, when she came in second in the Miss Alaska contest and was named Miss Congeniality. The reader wonders why that was left out - and whether it might have contrasted with Palin's crusading politician backstory. Likewise, there is no mention of her pro-life stance, or her views on creationism. But her religious beliefs, including her baptism at 12 years old, are mentioned with approval...