Jonathan Alter





Jonathan Alter

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October 06, 1957

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Jonathan Alter is an American columnist and senior editor for Newsweek magazine, where he has worked since 1983. Alter is a Chicago, Illinois native and resident of Montclair, New Jersey. He is a contributing correspondent to NBC News, where since 1996 he has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC. When the shows were on the air, he could often be heard on Imus in the Morning and The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio. He is the author of The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, a national bestseller published by Simon & Schuster in 2006, and Between the Lines: A View Inside American Politics, People and Culture, a collection of twenty years' worth of his columns published by Borders Books. His 2010 book is The Promi...more


Average rating: 3.83 · 1,816 ratings · 280 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors
The Defining Moment: FDR's ...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,042 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
The Promise: President Obam...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
The Center Holds: Obama and...
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
Between the Lines: A View I...
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008
Two Faces of Mr. Clinton
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Tortured Logic: A Verbatim ...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
Betraying Our Troops: The D...
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007
Betraying Our Troops: The D...
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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October 2009, Jonathan Alter
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? JA: My goals: Work Hard. Be Nice. Keep perspective. SS: What is your motto or maxim? JA: I don't like mottos but believe in staying skeptical yet idealistic. What Readers want to know...." ...More

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