{"product_id":"2026100008958-secondhand-nancy-reagan-the-unauthorized-biography","title":"Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the pearls, the designer gowns, and the adoring gaze fixed upon her husband stood one of the most powerful and polarizing women ever to inhabit the White House — and Kitty Kelley's Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography pulls back the velvet curtain to reveal the full, unvarnished truth. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with friends, family, political insiders, and former White House staff, Kelley chronicles Nancy Reagan's transformation from a moderately successful Hollywood actress into the iron-willed First Lady who shaped Ronald Reagan's presidency with a grip that Washington insiders both feared and admired. The book details her fierce protection of her husband's image and legacy, her reliance on an astrologer to guide presidential scheduling, her battles with the Reagan children, and her reputation as a demanding and ruthless operator behind the scenes of American power.\n\nKelley, long celebrated — and sometimes reviled — for her meticulous, no-holds-barred biographical style, constructs a portrait that is as compelling as it is controversial, presenting a woman of extraordinary ambition and contradictions. Published in 1991 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, the biography became an instant cultural flashpoint, debuting at number one on the New York Times bestseller list and igniting fierce debate about the boundaries of public scrutiny and private life. For readers captivated by the hidden machinery of political dynasties, this landmark work raises a question that lingers long after the final page: how much of the Reagan era was shaped not by the President, but by the woman who stood devotedly — and strategically — beside him?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336813748443,"sku":"2026100008958-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fe58ebc7-0390-4ba0-b807-f849f3cb8b9f.png?v=1789958561","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008958-secondhand-nancy-reagan-the-unauthorized-biography","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}