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Which of these contains a character with a scar on his forehead caused by lightning?
a. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
b. Kafka On the Shore by Haruki Murakami
c. My Life by Bill Clinton
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Bill Clinton

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born

August 19, 1946

gender

male

place of birth

Hope, Arkansas, The United States

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Politics

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William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III) was the forty-second President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president, older only than Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. He became president at the end of the Cold War, and is known as the first baby boomer president, as he was born in the period after World War II. He is the husband of the junior United States Senator from the state of New York and a Democratic candidate in the 2008 US presidential election, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Clinton was described as a New Democrat and was largely known for the Third Way philosophy of governance that came to epitomize his two terms as president. His policies, o...more

[close] William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III) was the forty-second President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president, older only than Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. He became president at the end of the Cold War, and is known as the first baby boomer president, as he was born in the period after World War II. He is the husband of the junior United States Senator from the state of New York and a Democratic candidate in the 2008 US presidential election, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Clinton was described as a New Democrat and was largely known for the Third Way philosophy of governance that came to epitomize his two terms as president. His policies, on issues such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, have been described as "centrist." Clinton presided over the longest period of peace-time economic expansion in American history, which included a balanced budget and a reported federal surplus. Clinton reported a surplus of $559 billion at the end of his presidency, based on Congressional accounting rules. His presidency was also quickly challenged. On the heels of a failed attempt at health care reform with a Democratic Congress, Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. In his second term he was impeached by the U.S. House for perjury and obstruction of justice, but was subsequently acquitted by the United States Senate and completed his term. Polls of the American electorate taken at this time showed that up to 70% were against pursuing the allegations. (N Y Times December 21, 1998).

Clinton left office with a 65% approval rating, the highest end-of-presidency rating of any President who came into office after World War II. Since leaving office, Clinton has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. He created the William J. Clinton Foundation to promote and address international causes, such as treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and global warming. In 2004, he released a personal autobiography, My Life.
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books by Bill Clinton

avg rating: 3.41 | 3,416 ratings | 666 reviews | 30 distinct works | 5 fans

	My Life by Bill Clinton avg rating 3.40 — 2,106 ratings — published 2004 24 editions	my rating:
	Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton avg rating 3.31 — 848 ratings — published 2007 17 editions	my rating:
	My Life: The Early Years by Bill Clinton avg rating 3.21 — 19 ratings — published 2005	my rating:
	Between Hope and History by Bill Clinton avg rating 3.41 — 17 ratings — published 1996 2 editions	my rating:
	My Life: The Presidential Years Vol. II by Bill Clinton avg rating 3.86 — 14 ratings — published 2004 3 editions	my rating:
	My Life, Bill Clinton Part 1 by Bill Clinton avg rating 3.73 — 11 ratings — published 2004	my rating:
	Putting People First: How We Can All Change America by Bill Clinton avg rating 3.00 — 6 ratings — published 1992	my rating:
	Out of Many: 1 Racial and Ethnic Justice in 21st Century America by Bill Clinton, Edley, Jr. Christopher, Terry Edmonds avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2004	my rating:
	Remember by Bill Clinton, Mr. Pimp, Morgan the Turtle avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1996	my rating:
	President Clinton's new beginning : the complete text, with illustrations, of the historic Clinton-Gore Economic Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, December 14-15, 1992 by Bill Clinton avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1993 2 editions	my rating: