In 1996, his first novel Absolute Power was published and became an immediate best seller. In 1997, People magazine named him one of the 51 most beautiful people in the world. His second cousin, John Baldacci, was the Democratic Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. Baldacci was raised in Virginia and still resides there (in Vienna, Virginia) with his wife, Michelle Baldacci (Mikki), and two children. When it was published in 1996 it was an international best seller.ĭavid Baldacci serves as a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and participates in numerous charities as well as founding his own foundation for literacy, Wish You Well Foundation. He turned to novel writing, taking three years to write Absolute Power. While living in Alexandria, Virginia, Baldacci wrote short stories and screenplays without much success. As a student, Baldacci wrote short stories in his spare time, and later practiced law for nine years near Washington, D.C. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia.
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