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Isabel Diaz is set to be the first woman to win the White House.
'But her chances plummet when a Muslim protege is accused of syphoning funds to terrorists and, seemingly unrelated, a young Australian software whizz is tossed off a London skyscraper.
'Then, when a TV journalist digs up a dark secret from Isabel's past, her presidential hopes shatter.
'With the public stunned, and only days before the vote, terrorists use the Australian's stolen software to launch a daring attack on New York City.
'Isabel Diaz is born to run. But can she ever win...? And should she...?' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication: To my three amigos
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Epigraph:
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become president. I'm beginning to believe it."
-Clarence Darrow, defence attorney and writer (1857-1938)
"Can a woman be president of the United States?"
At present the answer is emphatically 'No'."
-Eleanor Roosevelt, 'Women in Politics'
(Good Housekeeping, 1940)
"Yes, absolutely. I think, you know, because why not?'
-Arnold Schwarzenegger on allowing foreign-born Americans to run for president (60 Minutes, 2004)
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time
with the blood to patriots & tyrants."-Thomas Jefferson (1787)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also dyslexic edition
- Also braille.
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Born to Run
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 36 no. 4 2017; (p. 61)'John Green's novel Born to Run is styled as a political thriller with a very contemporary theme. It concerns a run at the White House by a female candidate - a Republican in this case - who is blindsided by a series of events that threaten to destroy her credibility and derail the campaign. Green's protagonist - Isabel Diaz - has the Party's nomination and is charging towards the finish line when the story opens. The presidential nominee is well-crafted as a highly intelligent super-achiever caught in complex family circumstances with a dark secret from her childhood that she desperately seeks to hide. The threats to her campaign include a rogue supporter redirecting campaign funds and a bizarre terror plot engineered by a group of ninja-like assassins operating in a high-tech shadow world.' (Introduction)
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Leading Candidate in Political Thrillers
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Financial Review , 22-23 October 2011; (p. 58)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel -
Pollies and Hacks Play a Dirty Game
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 October 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel ; Hello Darkness 2011 single work novel -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 September 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel -
Rattling the Gates of the White House
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 September 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 91 no. 1 2011; (p. 25)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel -
Rattling the Gates of the White House
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 September 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 September 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel -
Pollies and Hacks Play a Dirty Game
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 October 2011; (p. 36)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel ; Hello Darkness 2011 single work novel -
Leading Candidate in Political Thrillers
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Financial Review , 22-23 October 2011; (p. 58)
— Review of Born to Run 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Born to Run
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 36 no. 4 2017; (p. 61)'John Green's novel Born to Run is styled as a political thriller with a very contemporary theme. It concerns a run at the White House by a female candidate - a Republican in this case - who is blindsided by a series of events that threaten to destroy her credibility and derail the campaign. Green's protagonist - Isabel Diaz - has the Party's nomination and is charging towards the finish line when the story opens. The presidential nominee is well-crafted as a highly intelligent super-achiever caught in complex family circumstances with a dark secret from her childhood that she desperately seeks to hide. The threats to her campaign include a rogue supporter redirecting campaign funds and a bizarre terror plot engineered by a group of ninja-like assassins operating in a high-tech shadow world.' (Introduction)
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What I’m Reading
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2011;
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