Sarah Palin was plucked from obscurity to be the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008. The explosive book goes on to quote those who knew the family growing up, claiming Mrs Palin was a 'bad mum' who would lock herself in her room for hours on end asking not to be disturbed while her children cooked themselves dinner. вЂWonder what kind of material he'll gather while overlooking Piper's bedroom?вЂ™ When the Palins found out about their new neighbour, Sarah wrote on her Facebook page: вЂWe're sure to have a doozey to look forward to with this treasure he's penning. The case settled out of court.Д®ven before moving in next door Sarah Palin, McGinness, 68, had tried to get close to her, offering more than $60,000 have dinner with the politician at a charity auction in 2009. In 1983, his take on the notorious Jeffrey MacDonald murder case led him being sued, with MacDonald alleging McGinniss made him believe he was on his side before slamming him in the book. He has since written a combination of true crime books and political exposГ©s, as well as one non-fiction account of a year exploring Alaska. The writer gained notoriety aged 26 when his first book about how Richard Nixon marketed himself, titled The Selling of the President 1968, became an overnight success вЂ“ leading to him becoming the youngest living author with a book on the New York Times bestseller list. Joe McGinness is a controversial author who has built a career on immersing himself in extreme subjects in order to, in his own words, вЂsearch for the truth, however elusiveвЂ¦ Penetrating the faГ§ade of institutions and people in public lifeвЂ™. Perhaps most damaging of all could be the suggestion that the supposed traditional all American mother has taken drugs. Todd is alleged to have ended all dealings with Brad Hanson after he found out about the secret six-month relationship in 1996.Д«oth Mrs Palin and Mr Hanson have denied the allegations. The book goes on to claim that while married Mrs Palin also had an affair with one of her husband's business partners. Mr Rice went on to have a huge career playing basketball in the NBA and was a three-timer All-Star. The athlete is said to have confirmed the night of passion in Mr McGinniss's book. 'I remember Sarah feeling pretty good that she'd been with a black basketball star,' a source told the magazine. Their son Track, the oldest of five, was born eight months later in April 1989.ДЄ friend said Mrs Palin spent the night with the basketball star but could not confirm whether they had sex, according to the National Enquirer. Mrs Palin got pregnant with Todd and they eloped in August 1988. Six months: Palin is said to have had an affair with Brad Hanson, one of her husband's colleagues In a bid to expose Mrs Palin's skeletons, Mr McGinness has studied the former vice presidential candidate for three years and last year even moved in to a home next door in Wasilla, Alaska, to dig some more. It is also claimed that she had a six-month affair with Brad Hanson, who ran a snowmobile dealership with her husband Todd - a betrayal which led to Todd dissolving their business. She is said to have met the 6ft 8ins player in 1987 when he was playing in a college basketball tournament in Alaska and she worked as a sports reporter for KTUU television. Mrs Palin, 47, had a one-night stand with Miami Heat basketball star Glen Rice less than a year before she eloped with her husband, the book claims. Joe McGinniss's book The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, which is due to be published on September 20, also alleges that the former governor of Alaska is far from the traditional family woman she claims to be. In revelations which could strike a devastating blow to the controversial politician's hopes of joining the 2012 presidential race, Mrs Palin is said to have taken the class A drug with her husband, while smoking marijuana at college in secret liaisons with one of her professors. Sarah Palin snorted cocaine off a 55 gallon oil drum while snowmobiling with friends and had illicit affairs with a top NBA star and one of her husband's business partners, a new book sensationally claims. Claims: A new book alleges Sarah Palin has taken cocaine in the past and had a six-month affair with a former business partner of her husband Todd

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