hillary rodham clinton wrote the book it takes a village.
hillary rodham clinton wrote the book it takes a village.
who wrote the book it takes a village?
hillary rodham clinton
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it takes a village: and other lessons children teach us is a book published in 1996 by first lady of the united states hillary rodham clinton. in it, clinton presents her vision for the children of america. she focuses on the impact individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child's well-being, and advocates a society which meets all of a child's needs. the book was written with uncredited ghostwriter barbara feinman.
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feinman spent seven months on the project and was paid $120,000 for her work. feinman, however, was not mentioned anywhere in the book. clinton's acknowledgment section began: "it takes a village to bring a book into the world, as everyone who has written one knows. many people have helped me to complete this one, sometimes without even knowing it. they are so numerous that i will not even attempt to acknowledge them individually, for fear that i might leave one out." during her promotional tour for the book, clinton said, "i actually wrote the book ... i had to write my own book because i want to stand by every word." clinton stated that feinman assisted in interviews and did some editorial drafting of "connecting paragraphs", while clinton herself wrote the final manuscript in longhand.
it takes a village