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Such an “authorised” project is, by its nature, inherently one-sided. At no point does Mr Wolffe attempt to give his readers any sense of the campaign as seen from the viewpoint of the Clinton camp or the McCain team: for that the reader must wait for better books by less embedded people. But what is more surprising is that this exceptional access has produced so little that is new. Perhaps there are simply no secrets to be found, though that seems unlikely. When Mr Wolffe does unearth a nugget, it can be quite good: the description of the utter calm with which Mr Obama faced his unexpected defeat in New Hampshire rings true and is genuinely arresting. And young Malia Obama's observation to her father: “First African-American president: better be good,” is, if true, priceless.