Download The Negotiator: A Memoir Produced By George J. Mitchell Provided As EPub

Dietz delivers The Negotiator, A Memoir by George Mitchell with emotion, humor, and realism, Much of the book is full of anecdotal references, humor, and very stark human situations, yet schools the listener in the intricate politics of the US Senate, and the fine ways of peace negotiations.
Although there are some sound issues, these should be corrected in the final edition, Excellent book concurrently published in paper, This should be a popular nonfiction/political book that gives a comprehensive and interesting overview of Senator Mitchells life, As someone who grew up in Maine and met Senator George Mitchell a few times, I was really hoping that this book would dive deeply into the process and what was at stake in each of the negotiations outlined to better understand what he brought to the table because Maine was very proud to have him as Senate Majority leader and the peacemaker for many international conflicts.
But instead it reads like a survey of his life at these times and doesnt get into the details of how he was able to find compromise, just that compromises were reached and how he was always trying to do best by the people of Maine, US, Disney shareholders, baseball fans, Northern Ireland, Middle East, etc.
The stories are good and often have a lot of wit and colloquial charm to them, but lacked some depth on the negotiations process itself which was perhaps a misset expectation on my part going into the book.


Additionally the audio quality of the Audible audiobook is very choppy and sounds like five different audio engineers worked on this production with different mics, punchin points.
A little cutandpastey and jarring at times, Some very interesting vignettes of one of Maine's most successful politicians, Where it falls down, and perhaps this was the reviewers misplaced expectations, was being an actual memoir, with a inner look at some of the more difficult aspects of life in the public eye.
Besides the honest look at growing up poor in Maine, the sketches from Washington mostly glossed over his failures, highlighting how spectacular the wins were ending nearly all of them talking about how complicated humans are.
Quaint, but unsatisfying for someone who has been through very difficult times, Personally I wouldn't put "A Memoir" in the title and instead refer to it as sketches of

a life, or something like that.
This is not really a memoir, or at least a very incomplete one, Interesting stories with nice insight, Made me want to meet Senator Mitchell, I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads, I enjoyed reading this book, I will be looking for more books from the author in the future , Great book !! A broad stroke of major events in his life.
The author does not get personal but gives the reason he is called the negotiator Fascinating stories from George Mitchell from his life growing up, to lawyer, judge, senator, and special envoy to the Northern Ireland and the Middle East.
After reading this book I want to meet George Mitchell, What a remarkable man!! sitelink themaineedge. com/style/kee

As someone born and raised in the state of Maine, Ive always been fascinated by those fellow natives who go on to make significant impacts on the larger stage particularly those who operate in the political realm.


George Mitchell was the first Maine politician that I saw ascend into the national and then international spotlight, From Senate majority leader to peace negotiator in Northern Ireland and the Middle East to independent investigator of Major League Baseball to chairman of the board at Disney, Mitchells journey has been one of dignified promise.


He shares some of his stories both of those heady times and of the life that preceded them in his latest book “The Negotiator: A Memoir”.


Mitchell offers thoughts and anecdotes regarding just about every stop on his lifes journey, He spends a good deal of time talking about his childhood, growing up as the son of immigrants in Waterville and watching as his parents struggled and sacrificed to make a better life for him and his siblings.
He also shares some thoughts about his time at Bowdoin, where he began striving to reach the potential that so many had already seen in him.
Theres talk about his time as a young lawyer and his stint in military intelligence as well,

He talks about his relationship with the legendary Ed Muskie and how that led him into the political realm, first with a failed campaign for governor and then with a surprising victory in a Senate race.
From there, we learn about his time as majority leader the sections in which he discusses the legislation that hes proudest of and the painstaking process required to pass it are interesting insights into the mindset of someone ensconced within the legislative branch.


After his time in elected office came to a close, all Mitchell did was become one of the most prominent peacekeeping statesmen of our time.
He was central to peace negotiations in some of the worlds longeststanding conflicts, bringing his own unique patient wisdom to the table in Northern Ireland and in the Middle East.
Despite the modesty that Mitchell brings to the page, theres no mistaking the enormous role that he has played on the global stage.


And there are also glimpses of his time in the private sector his work within law, his investigations into MLBs steroid problem and Olympic corruption that illustrate another aspect of the strong work ethic passed down to him by his parents.
One thing becomes clear in reading these stories George Mitchell has never been one to back away from a challenge, devoting his energy tirelessly to his singular goal: doing the right thing.


One of the most engaging aspects of “The Negotiator” is Mitchells attitude toward the stories that he shares, Some stories go on at great length, packed full of minutiae and interesting tidbits, Others are short just a page or two, But they all share something in common each story is just as long as it needs to be, And theres none of the selfaggrandizement that you sometimes see in this sort of book Mitchells humility is ubiquitous despite the sheer magnitude of all that he has accomplished.


Theres also a tendency for this sort of book to be a bit dry, but the only dryness here is found in Mitchells wit.
Theres a plainspoken straightforwardness to “The Negotiator” that makes it wonderfully readable, but theres also a wry sense of humor that subtly permeates the stories particularly those dealing with the athletic and scholastic shortcomings of his younger days.


“The Negotiator” offers a compelling, entertaining portrait of one of the giants of Maine politics, George Mitchell is a towering figure in the recent history of this state his book offers some insight on the man he was, the man he is and the journey he took to progress from one to the other.
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