# The World as It Is

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- Book: [The World As It Is](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-rhodes/the-world-as-it-is) ([The World As It Is.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-rhodes/the-world-as-it-is.md))
- Authors: [Ben Rhodes](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-rhodes)
- Publisher: random_house_trade_paperbacks
- ISBN: 978-05-2550-937-0
- Pages: 480
- Published: 2019-04-02
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of Barack Obama’s most trusted aides comes a revelatory behind-the-scenes account of his presidency—and how idealism can confront harsh reality and...