{"product_id":"0143110594-reagan_an_american_journey","title":"Reagan: An American Journey","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan so beloved and so transformational.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than five years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews and access to previously unavailable documents, and infused with irresistible storytelling charm, Bob Spitz's \u003ci\u003eReagan\u003c\/i\u003e stands fair to be the first truly post-partisan biography of our fortieth president, and thus a balm for our own bitterly divided times.\u003cbr\u003eIt is the quintessential American triumph, brought to life with cinematic vividness: A young man is born into poverty and raised in a series of flyspeck towns in the Midwest by a pious mother and a largely absent father. Severely nearsighted, the boy lives in his own world and finds his first brush with popularity as a young lifeguard. Thanks to the example of his first love, he makes the extraordinary leap to go to college, a modest school by national standards, but an audacious presumption in the context of his family's station. From there, the path is only dimly lit, but it leads him to a solid career as a radio sportscaster, and then, astonishingly, fatefully, to Hollywood. And the rest, as they say, is history.\u003cbr\u003eBob Spitz's \u003ci\u003eReagan\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly detailed chronicle of the full arc of Ronald Reagan's epic life--giving full weight to the Hollywood years, his transition to politics and his rocky but ultimately successful run as California governor. His iconic presidency, from Iran-Contra to \"Tear down this wall!\" to an assassination attempt, receives a balanced reckoning in the form of an absorbing, even revelatory narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Government\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eExecutive Branch\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":48748110282942,"sku":"0143110594-4","price":16.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81ORsiWUsOL.jpg?v=1786978451","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0143110594-reagan_an_american_journey","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}