• Rachel Maddow

  • A Biography
  • By: Lisa Rogak
  • Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
  • Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (400 ratings)

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Rachel Maddow

By: Lisa Rogak
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
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Publisher's summary

The first biography of the most popular anchor in cable news.

Rachel Maddow has beaten the odds in a way that's novel in today's America: She uses her brain.

In a world of banal and opinionated soundbites, she regularly crushes Sean Hannity's ratings thanks to her deeply researched reports. And in our highly polarized world, Maddow amiably engages the staunchest conservatives, while never hesitating to expose their light-on-facts defenses.

As a result, she's become the top anchor for MSNBC and a beloved representative for all that progressive America holds dear. The news that Maddow was the first publicly-out lesbian to anchor a prime-time TV news show seemed almost anticlimactic to her millions of viewers, who will be surprised and intrigued by little-known details of her life, as written by New York Times best-selling biographer Lisa Rogak.

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"Flattering.... Pleasant...thoroughly researched." (Publishers Weekly)

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Terrific Book, Love Rachel’s Story

Rachel Maddow is very best reporter, news analyst on TV today. This book tells the story of her journey to earning and cementing her stellar reputation. A must read for anyone who appreciates her role in today’s news gathering and bringing that to the TV News public. The narrator does an excellent job.

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“Fab”

Kirsten did fantastic job of narration, Lisa you write a beautiful book about a beautiful lady.
And, Rachel I love you. Don’t ever stop.

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Great Book

I loved the narration. The book was superb. It flowed very well and I thought I was simply listening to Rachel herself.

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Brilliant

nicely written she is one smart lady, enjoyed all, exciting and interesting
life, great talk show host.

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fascinating

loved learning about Rachel's background and now realize she is more brilliant than I ever thought. she is a force to be reckoned with.

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Quick

This biography was a quick, enjoyable read. I had no idea Maddow was an activist and organizer.

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Narrator Mispronounces Maddow

Pretty in depth biography but would have benefited from an interview with Maddow by the author herself instead of quotes from past interviews.
My biggest complaint is the narrator who mispronounces Maddow (rhymes with shadow) throughout the book and tends to be monotone at times.
Overall not bad if you admire Rachel Maddow. I was amazed at the number of awards and honors she won in college considering what a rabblerouser she was.


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Just as I thought...

I enjoyed learning more about the women I admire for her truth. moral compass and hard work. Atta girl!

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A great read!

I have been a big Rachel Maddow fan since 2008. I was hoping I'd maybe get a little more understanding about why Rachel only comes on one night a week. I get it now. I blame Trump for her burnout. I remember several nights she would open the show with..."We had a complete show ready to go but we had to ditch it because of the current situation with Trump"... she looked so completely warn out. I understand now how deep her work ran in her soul. I think the Rachel of today is better for stepping back and enjoying the life she has earned.

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Mediocre Incredible

I could’ve written this book 10x better, but Rachel Maddow’s incredible life story makes up for it.

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