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Gil Troy is the author of "The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s" to be published October 6 by Thomas Dunne Books of St. Martin's Press. An American presidential historian and a regular columnist for the Daily Beast, this will be his eleventh book. He is Professor of History at McGill University and will be in Washington DC this fall as a Visting Scholar at the Brookings Institution. Troy wrote The Age of Clinton on a tight deadline, speculating that Hillary Clinton just might run for President in 2016 and that Americans would be ready this fall to rethink what happened in the 1990s. He worked until 5 AM most nights, woke up at 7 (he is married with four children), jogged for an hour, then worked. He met the deadline and lost 30 pounds. ...more

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Gil Troy Intellectual freedom, the ability always to be learning, tremendous flexibility in scheduling, and being your own boss -- although my own boss, meanin…moreIntellectual freedom, the ability always to be learning, tremendous flexibility in scheduling, and being your own boss -- although my own boss, meaning me, happens to be a terrible taskmaster who works me too hard and is far too driven and perfectionist. Still, for all the crazy hours I may work, I can take lots of time off and usually be spontaneous...(less)

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Gil Troy The best advice I can give is first, revise, revise, and revise again. I write long and then cut and cut and cut -- and I love the process of editing,…moreThe best advice I can give is first, revise, revise, and revise again. I write long and then cut and cut and cut -- and I love the process of editing, of honing down. I have a photo I love to show my students of my now 20-year-old daughter when she was 1 sitting on a pile of manuscripts on my desk. On the left is the largest pile, which was the first draft of my second book, single-spaced. In the middle is a pile half the size and double spaced. On the right is the final draft, still double-spaced and still much smaller. I also warn; accept rejection as part of the process - so know you will get rejected, but refuse to get dejected. It takes time to get published but the best writing comes from passion and if your passionate no gatekeeper will be able to stop you from doing what you want to do.(less)

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	The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction 3.24 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s 3.71 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s 3.47 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland―Then, Now, Tomorrow by Gil Troy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Natan Sharansky (Foreword) 4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why I am a Zionist: Israel Jewish Identity and the Challenges of Today 3.68 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living in the Eighties by Gil Troy (Goodreads Author) (editor), Vincent J. Cannato (Editor) 3.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate 3.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Resist the Academic Intifada: Letters to My Students on Defending the Zionist Dream 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Guide to October 7th and its Aftermath: Facts, Figures, History 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The History Book ...: * #42 (US) WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON (PRESIDENT) 1993 - 2001	102	411	Dec 20, 2022 03:51AM
The History Book ...: * #40 (US) RONALD WILSON REAGAN (PRESIDENT) 1981 - 1989	127	526	Feb 24, 2026 07:23AM

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