Losers: The Road to Everyplace But the White House Paperback - 1998
by Michael Lewis
In this wickedly funny political chronicle, the author of "Liar's Poker" looks back at the last presidential campaign to see how Americans really go about choosing their next president and interprets its significance for America as a nation. Photos.
First line
It is hard to believe that the race for the Republican nomination, or any other race for that matter, could begin in Manchester, New Hampshire.
From the jacket flap
A wickedly funny and astute chronicle of the 1996 presidential campaign--and how we go about choosing our leaders at the turn of the century. In it Michael Lewis brings to the political scene the same brilliance that distinguished his celebrated best-seller about the financial world, Liar's Poker.
Beginning with the primaries, Lewis traveled across America--a concerned citizen who happened to ride in candidates' airplanes (as well as rented cars in blinding New Hampshire blizzards) and write about their adventures. Among the contenders he observed: Pat Buchanan, a walking tour of American anger; Lamar Alexander, who appealed to people who pretend to be nice to get ahead; Steve Forbes, frozen in a smile and refusing to answer questions about his father's motorcycles; Alan Keyes, one of the great political speakers of our age, whom no one has ever heard of; Morry Taylor--"the Grizz"--the hugely successful businessman who became the refreshing embodiment of ordinary Americans' appetites and ambitions; Bob Dole, a man who set out to prove he would never be president; and Bill Clinton, the big snow goose who flew too high to be shot out of the sky.
We watch the cliches of this peculiar subculture collide with characters from the real world: a pig farmer in Iowa; an evangelical preacher in Colorado Springs; a homeless person in Manhattan; a prospective illegal immigrant in Mexico. The politicians speak and speak, often reversing positions, denying direct quotations, mastering the sound bite, dodging hard questions, wreaking havoc on the English language. Spin doctors spin. Rented strangers (campaign workers) proliferate. One particular toe sucker goes awry. Ads are honed tomisrepresent and distort. Money makes the world go round.
And the citizens are left dumbfounded or cheering empty platitudes. When trail fever breaks on Election Day, half of America's eligible voters stay home.
This book offers a striking look at us and our politics and the mammoth unlikelihood of connection between the inauthentic modern candidate and the voter's passions, needs, and desires. In telling the story, Michael Lewis once again proves himself a masterful observer of the American scene.
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- Title Losers: The Road to Everyplace But the White House
- Author Michael Lewis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Vintage Book
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage
- Date July 28, 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780679768098 / 0679768092
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 8.01 x 5.21 x 0.7 in (20.35 x 13.23 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1990's
- Library of Congress subjects Presidential candidates - United States, United States - Politics and government -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002279304
- Dewey Decimal Code 324.973
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- New York Times, 08/16/1998, Page 24
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