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My life in 8 words: "My goals: Work Hard. Be Nice. Keep perspective."
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The Promise will be released on January 11, 2011 in Trade Paperback
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Jonathan Alter's Books
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The PromiseA fast-paced inside account of the breakneck speed with which President Obama began making critical decisions and assuming the burdens of office.Read More
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The Defining MomentJonathan Alter's bestselling account of how FDR lifted the country from despair and paralysis and transformed the presidency for all time.Read More
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Jonathan Alter Revealed
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. I don't like mottos but believe in staying skeptical yet idealistic.
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Dying of cancer (I'm a cancer survivor)
Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
A. Hubristic unthoughtfulness
Q. What’s your best quality?
A. Friendliness and seriousness of purpose
Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. A day on vacation with my wife and our three kids.
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Washington Post, February 6, 2012
...Comic Riffs of his pointing to DonorsChoose in Doonesbury. I think I first read about DonorsChoose in a Jonathan Alter column, and was so fascinated by their peer-to-peer funding model, I described it in . Apparently the site received a surge of interest...
Wall Street Journal Online, January 24, 2012
The Next Web, January 12, 2012
...lounge conversations. He launched Donors Choose out his classroom for the first few years. Then a cold call to Jonathan Alter of Newsweek paid off. His article caught the eye of Oprah and things exploded from there. Best is quick to point out that...
The Next Web, January 12, 2012
...conversations. He launched Donors Choose out his classroom for the first few years. Then a cold call to Jonathan Alter of Newsweek paid off. His article caught the eye of Oprah and things exploded from there. Best is quick to point out that teachers...
Politico, January 10, 2012
...Her book joins a growing pile on Obama’s presidency that already includes Ron Suskind’s “Confidence Men,” Jonathan Alter’s “The Promise,” Richard Wolffe’s “Revival” and Bob Woodward’s “Obama’s Wars.” And more are on the way....
MSN Entertainment, December 16, 2011
...beloved friend. A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops. Christopher Hitchens, April 13, 1949-December 15, 2011.” Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg columnist, tweeted “I met #Hitchens in '83 and we argued amiably ever since, once til 3 am. In awe of...
Town Hall, December 17, 2011
...If Congress cannot take this essential step, however, no amount of additional authority--given to a purported "world class regulator"--will significantly change the course of events. Fannie and Freddie will continue to......
MSNBC, December 16, 2011
...Paul has momentum in Iowa, but Fox News is pretending he doesn't have a chance. MSNBC's Jonathan Alter joins Ed Schultz to explain why the Republican establishment is afraid of Ron Paul. (The Ed Show...
The Wrap, December 16, 2011
...Goodbye, my beloved friend. A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops. , April 13, 1949-December 15, 2011. Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg columnist, I met #Hitchens in '83 and we argued amiably ever since, once til 3 am. In awe of his wit, erudition and...
Yahoo! Singapore, December 16, 2011
...beloved friend. A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops. Christopher Hitchens, April 13, 1949-December 15, 2011.” Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg columnist, tweeted “I met #Hitchens in '83 and we argued amiably ever since, once til 3 am. In awe of...
The Wrap, December 16, 2011
...Goodbye, my beloved friend. A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops. , April 13, 1949-December 15, 2011. Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg columnist, I met #Hitchens in '83 and we argued amiably ever since, once til 3 am. In awe of his wit, erudition and...
BusinessWeek, December 16, 2011
...ll never have a happy birthday again,” he said. When will his voice be heard in Republican politics? (Jonathan Alter is a Bloomberg View columnist and the author of “The Promise: President Obama, Year One.” The opinions expressed are his own.)...
MSN Entertainment, December 16, 2011
...beloved friend. A great voice falls silent. A great heart stops. Christopher Hitchens, April 13, 1949-December 15, 2011.” Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg columnist, tweeted “I met #Hitchens in '83 and we argued amiably ever since, once til 3 am. In awe of...
