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Nancy Reagan
- The Unauthorized Biography
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 21 hrs and 36 mins
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A shocking portrait of the 1980s, of America, and of the woman whose position helped shape the values and policies of the Reagan administration. Through over 1,000 interviews collected during four years of exhaustive research and reporting, Kelley reveals Nancy Reagan as a superb public performer; a vain, materialistic social climber; a bitter foe; and formidable strategist - an American phenomenon.
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- Cheyanne Rider
- 09-29-20
interesting but a little petty
The content was interesting and the narrator did a great job however, parts of it seemed a little petty and unnecessarily mean. overall it was well written and I would recommend it
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- E.C.
- 10-04-21
I agree with meh. just meh.
great narration!!! otherwise, meh.
very long, parts of story I lived through. try it maybe.
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- Jonathon
- 06-12-22
Nancy Reagan was a piece of work. 🤮🤢
Enjoyed listening. I have NO respect for a woman who was so mean & nasty to her own, & to her step children.
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- True Crime Fan
- 02-26-22
Catty and Revealing
It's gossipy and not particularly well-balanced, but enough people were willing to go on record to lend the author some credence. I wouldn't take it as gospel, but it is an interesting look at the woman behind the president.
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- Amazon Devotee
- 05-21-22
What you imagined only here in print
Enjoyed every second every word. I never realized everything I heard was so true and so much greed
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- Cimtx
- 08-27-23
worth the time
Extremely revealing and interesting, especially when one goes back and watches NR being interviewed that are available on you tube.
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- KMC
- 07-22-19
Tabloid quality of no historical value.
The author managed to make the most normal behaviors become seething with evil when done by Nancy Reagan. Much more telling about the author than about the subject matter. I will not complete the book as life is too short for such garbage.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-06-23
Vengeful
I wanted a book to read instead of reading about someone who has been scorned.
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- Audible member
- 06-08-18
Hateful o
This was a difficult book to get thru because of the venom spewed by the author and the narrator... Miss Kelly wrote about the Reagan’s cashing in after they left the Whitehouse. I am wondering when Miss Kelley is going to write an unauthorized biography about the Obamas and the Clintons cashing in after they left the White House. Doubtful....
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