TY - BOOK AU - Young,Andrew TI - The politician: an insider's account of John Edwards's pursuit of the presidency and the scandal that brought him down SN - 9780312640651 AV - F 260.42.E39 .Y841 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - St. Martin's Press KW - Edwards, John, KW - Young, Andrew KW - Hunter, Rielle. KW - United States KW - Congress KW - Senate KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Presidential candidates KW - Biography KW - Political campaigns KW - Scandals KW - Sex scandals KW - Politics and government N1 - The spellbinder -- Instant success -- I'm "family" -- Edwards for President I -- Primary lessons -- Mickey Mouse and John Kerry -- It's good to be king -- Men behaving very badly -- Clown night at the golden corral -- Rielle -- The cover-up -- "My life is hell" -- True lies N2 - "The Politician" offers a look at the trajectory which made John Edwards the ideal Democratic candidate for president, and the hubris which brought him down, leaving his career, his marriage, and his dreams in ashes ER -