{"product_id":"playing-with-fire-the-1968-election-and-the-transformation-of-american-politics-9780399563164","title":"Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thriller-like, propulsive tour through 1968, told by a man who is in love with American politics and who knows how all the dots connect. Brilliant and totally engrossing.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Rachel Maddow \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Delightful...brings to life the most fascinating election of modern times.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Walter Isaacson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the celebrated host of MSNBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell\u003c\/i\u003e, an enthralling account of the presidential election that created American politics as we know it today \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong before Lawrence O'Donnell was the anchor of his own political talk show, he was a senior adviser to Senator Patrick Moynihan, one of postwar America's wisest political minds. The 1968 U.S. presidential election--marked by RFK's assassination, massive upheaval in the Democratic Party, and the first of Richard Nixon's dirty tricks--was O'Donnell's own political coming of age. In the decades since, the election has remained one of his abiding fascinations, as it set the tone for so much of what followed in American politics, all the way through to today.\u003ci\u003e Playing with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e represents his master class in American electioneering, as well as an extraordinary human drama that captures a system, and a country, coming apart at the seams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence O'Donnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399563164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence O'Donnell\u003c\/b\u003e is the host of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Word\u003c\/i\u003e on MSNBC. Formerly an Emmy Award-winning executive producer and writer for \"The West Wing,\" O'Donnell also served as senior advisor to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY), chief of staff to the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works and the Senate Finance Committee. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeadly Force\u003c\/i\u003e and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. Born in Boston, O'Donnell graduated from Harvard College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43144569028723,"sku":"9.7804E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_61e1abeb-267e-49f9-b511-2c3152fc651c.jpg?v=1750505166","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/playing-with-fire-the-1968-election-and-the-transformation-of-american-politics-9780399563164","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}