El manual

A unique, first-person account, where he speaks with complete transparency about his adolescence and his discovery of ETA terrorism, how he combined his studies with precarious jobs to pay for his degree, when his love for politics and communication was born, and how he rose through the ranks of political consulting, a field in Spain that, until then, was virtually uncharted territory. It also includes success, disillusionment, unexpected turns, innovation, and the final leap to reach La Moncloa and a position—Chief of Staff to the President of the Government of Spain—that thrust him into the media spotlight at a crucial moment in history. It's all here. The illusions and disillusionments, the accomplices and the enemies, the audacity and the detailed chronicle of those inner workings of power to which readers never have access, as well as the day-to-day happenings in the corridors, the loyalties, and the successes and failures that, little by little, led him to create his own personal and professional manual for reaching the top and changing things. The Manual is not just the story of how a presidency was achieved; nor even of who achieved it. It is the untold story of a farewell and, at the same time, and for the first time, the direct and upfront 'hello' of someone who has much to say and who, finally, has decided to do so.