Scott Helman
Praise for The Real Romney
“The Real Romney pulls together lots of details into a narrative that’s absorbing and fair-minded.”— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“Balanced and rigorous reporting on Romney’s life and career. . . . The authors are especially good on his close relationship with his father, a three-term Michigan governor who unsuccessfully ran for president in 1968.” — USA Today
“The Real Romney lays out Romney’s story in full and clear detail, including fascinating in-depth stuff about his family’s history, showing us a Romney for whom family and faith remain unshakable pillars and who knows that his ‘power-alley is money.’ ” — The Los Angeles Times
“A timely, balanced new biography. . . . An impressively researched and thought-provoking portrait of a man many Americans may want to know more about in the coming weeks and months.” — The Boston Globe
“Drawing on previously unavailable materials and five years of interviews and reporting, Michael Kranish and Scott Helman paint a compelling portrait of the man who still may win the 2012 Republican nomination.” — The Daily Beast
“Assuming Romney is indeed the Republican Party's presidential nominee, the jumping off point for all future explorations into his political and business record will be The Real Romney . . . . The authors, Boston Globe reporters assisted by the rest of the newspaper's staff, have written a shrewd and fair-minded biography of the cautious and unruffled front-runner. . . . Make no mistake, this book is important.” — Yahoo! News
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In The Real Romney (Harper, Jan. 17, 2012) Michael Kranish and Scott Helman delve searchingly into the psyche of a complex man now at his most critical juncture—the private Romney whom few people see. They show the remarkable lengths to which Romney has gone in order to succeed in politics and business, shrewdly shifting identities as needed, bringing tough-minded strategy to every decision, and always carefully safeguarding his public image. For the first time, readers will gain a full understanding of the kind of man Romney is—the kind of man who may be running their country.
Selected media appearances
Fresh Air, NPR (1/19/12)
The Situation Room, CNN (1/18/12)
Radio Boston, WBUR Boston (1/18/12)
Hardball, MSNBC (1/23/12)
Morning Joe, MSNBC (1/17/12)