{"product_id":"what-it-takes-the-way-to-the-white-house-paperback","title":"What It Takes: The Way to the White House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Ben Cramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Quite possibly the finest book on presidential politics ever written, combining meticulous reporting and compelling, at times soaringly lyrical, prose.\" -- Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn American Iliad in the guise of contemporary political reportage, What It Takes penetrates the mystery at the heart of all presidential campaigns: How do presumably ordinary people acquire that mixture of ambition, stamina, and pure shamelessness that makes a true candidate? As he recounts the frenzied course of the 1988 presidential race -- and scours the psyches of contenders from George Bush and Robert Dole to Michael Dukakis and Gary Hart -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer comes up with the answers, in a book that is vast, exhaustively researched, exhilarating, and sometimes appalling in its revelations.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn American Iliad in the guise of contemporary political reportage, What It Takes penetrates the mystery at the heart of all presidential campaigns: How do presumably ordinary people acquire that mixture of ambition, stamina, and pure shamelessness that makes a true candidate? As he recounts the frenzied course of the 1988 presidential race -- and scours the psyches of contenders from George Bush and Robert Dole to Michael Dukakis and Gary Hart -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer comes up with the answers, in a book that is vast, exhaustively researched, exhilarating, and sometimes appalling in its revelations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Ben Cramer\u003c\/b\u003e's magazine articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and have been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a recipient of the Puliter Prize for his work for the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1072\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.76 x 8.02 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756924502304,"sku":"9780679746492","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64e142c784b23a03a1a7f0c12e8d42a2.webp?v=1780089339","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-it-takes-the-way-to-the-white-house-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}