By Kaylene Johnson

Senator John McCain electrified the nation by tapping the relative unknown Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate in the 2008 U.S. presidential electionand overnight, shes become the candidate everyones talking about. But who is Sarah Palinthis conservative politician, family advocate, hockey mom, and moose-hunter who may well make history as the first female vice president? In Sarah, the first biography of Palin, author Kaylene Johnson draws upon personal interviews with Palin, her family, and closely placed sources to explore her family life, her upbringing in a devoutly Christian home, her political rise, and how she went from being a long-shot candidate topotentiallyone of the worlds most powerful women and political figures. Paperback, 160 pages

• Based on personal interviews with the Palin family and other highly placed sources. 
• Contains 32 pages of family and political photos. 
• First-ever biography of  Governor Palin to be released. 
• Contains index and source notes. 
• Special appendix featuring her inaugural address as governor of Alaska. 
• Online discussion guide will be available and is designed to engage readers on the subject of faith and politics.
  

Palin as his running mate, John McCain has wowed the public and enthused the Right. - National Review Online
 
Alaskas governor is a politician with eye-popping integrity. - Fred Barnes, Fox News Network
 
Governor Palin stands out in a state that has seen few fresh faces in politics.  She is untainted by government scandal and unburdened by political
debt. - New York Times
 
American needs a vice president who can eat a mooseburger - GOP strategist Alex Castellanos
 
Wildly popular, shes more than just a pretty face. - Alaska Magazine