Advance orders propel Clinton's memoirs to top of bestseller list

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BILL Clinton’s memoirs are to become the bestselling political book in American publishing history. The 1.5 million copies of the first edition of My Life, which will be published on June 22, have already been accounted for in advance orders, and Clinton’s publishers are racing to print a second impression.

The former president’s memoirs will eclipse the 1.8 million copies that his wife Hillary sold of her own memoir, Living History, last year. Clinton began a marathon publicity tour last week, addressing a booksellers’ convention in Chicago. He promised his audience that "If the book’s no good, it’s all my fault".

The public has already delivered its verdict, however, as the memoirs are the bestselling book on the amazon.com bestseller list. Only JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series has had pre-publication sales to compare with Clinton. The memoirs, which were completed last month, have been the subject of intense speculation in Washington DC, and the exact content of the book remains a mystery. However, it is known that the book is essentially divided into two halves: one focusing on Clinton’s life before he became President in 1992; the other dealing with his eight years in office.

Although he said "I don’t settle a lot of old scores" in the book, the former president, who received a $10m (£5.5m) advance, has revealed that he had to pause while writing chapters concerning former special prosecutor Ken Starr, whose hounding of the President and his associates still fills him with rage.


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[kanrok]

1. Good for you Big Dog

bite 'em in the keister.

[AgadorSparticus]

2. no wonder the neocons are still harping about the clenis.

didn't realize the first run of books would sell out before it even hit the bookstores. man! big dog is still a powerhouse. god, i miss him!