Losers: The Road to Everyplace But the White House
The Road to Everyplace but the White House
$29.39
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 August 1998
Summary
Michael Lewis is a master at dissecting the absurd: after skewering Wall Street in his national bestseller Liar’s Poker, he packed his mighty pen and set out on the 1996 campaign trail. As he follows the men who aspire to the Oval Office, Lewis discovers an absurd mix of bravery and backpedaling, heroic possibility and mealy-mouthed sound bytes, and a process so ridiculous and unsavory that it leaves him wondering if everyone involved—”from the journalists to the candidates to the pe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679768098 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679768092 |
| Author: | Michael Lewis |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books USA |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 1998 |
| Weight: | 281g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 132mm x 203mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A fresh, hilarious must read… [Losers] is a winner.”- Time
“Hilarious, genuinely funny, and insightful, the work of a truly gifted writer.”- The Wall Street Journal
“A great book… Hilarious, unsettling… [and] wonderfully observed.”- Dave Eggers, Salon
“Unveils the pomposities and absurdities of spinning campaign life with wit and restraint, with a touch, in other words, that is all the more devastating for its lightness.”- Newsday
About The Author
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis grew up in New Orleans and has degrees from Princeton and the London School of Economics. Formerly a bond salesman with Salomon Brothers, he is the author of the runaway international bestseller, Liar’s Poker. He holds an adjunct professorship at the University of California, Berkeley’s journalism school and lives in Berkeley with his wife, Tabitha Soren.
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