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Language English ISBN 978-0974670133 Country United States of America | 3.8/5 Goodreads Publisher World Ahead Publishing Originally published 2005 Genre Non-fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject Accusations against Bill Clinton Similar Bill Clinton books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine is a book by Candice E. Jackson. Published by conservative publisher World Ahead Publishing on May 31, 2005, it recounts the stories of seven women who crossed paths with Bill Clinton: Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers, Kathleen Willey, Elizabeth Gracen, Juanita Broaddrick, and Sally Perdue.
Contents
Content and themes
It was intended to be a rebuttal to the former president's best-selling memoir, My Life. The author suggests that Clinton's inner circle bribed, intimidated, and harassed these women when they fell out of his favor. She also argues that former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's active involvement in these attacks should make women oppose her potential White House campaign. Jackson concedes that one of her goals in writing the book is to attempt to prevent Hillary Clinton from being elected, saying in an interview with Cybercast News Service that "We have let the Clintons go to the White House once and I think this is a serious enough abuse issue to prevent them from going there again."
News coverage and controversy
The book received heavy coverage in certain media segments when it was released, including coverage on The Rush Limbaugh Show, by the New York Post's Page Six, an appearance by Jackson on C-SPAN's Book TV, and an article in China Daily. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review said the book offered a "cautionary conclusion". The book made further news when Jackson escorted Broaddrick and Willey on a tour of the Bill Clinton Presidential Library to draw attention to Clinton's attempts to conceal his alleged past actions.
It drew vocal praise from Clinton critics, including FrontPageMagazine. Critics focused on its lack of objectivity, with the Boston Phoenix calling it "yet another new Clinton-bashing book" and noting that many of the more controversial stories have not been proven.
Search engine service Google also drew criticism from the author and the publisher for allegedly refusing to host online ads for the book.