{"product_id":"the-time-of-our-lives-collected-writings-9781455536283","title":"The Time of Our Lives: Collected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eINCLUDES NEW COLUMNS THAT WON THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR COMMENTARY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWitty, incisive, often prophetic and always original, \u003cem\u003eThe Time of Our Lives\u003c\/em\u003e offers the best of Peggy Noonan's writing. Now with a new preface and columns that bring us through the 2016 Election, the book travels the path of Peggy's remarkable career showing how she became one of the most influential voices in America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Time of Our Lives\u003c\/em\u003e begins with a revealing essay about Peggy's motivations as a writer and thinker. It's followed by an address to students at Harvard University on the drafting of President Reagan's speech the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded. Then comes one surprising chapter after the next including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"People I Miss\" - memorable salutes to the likes of Tim Russert, Joan Rivers, Margaret Thatcher, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Making Trouble\" - Peggy's sharpest, funniest and most critical columns about Democrats and Republicans, the idiocracy of government, and Beltway disconnect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I Just Called to Say I Love You\" - Peggy's most poignant writing capturing the country's grief and recovery in the wake of 9-11, and clear-eyed foresight on what lay ahead in terms of war and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Loneliest President Since Nixon\" - tracking hope and change as it became disillusionment and disappointment with President Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd other sections where Peggy discerns the mood of the country (\"State of the Union\"), the melodrama of the historic 2008 election (\"My Beautiful Election\"), her battles with the Catholic Church (\"What I Told the Bishops\") and lighter meditations on baseball, a snowy afternoon in Brooklyn, and motherhood (\"Having Fun\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnotated throughout, \u003cem\u003eThe Time of Our Lives\u003c\/em\u003e articulates Peggy's conservative vision and provides reader a majestic portrait of American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peggy Noonan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455536283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary, \u003cb\u003ePeggy Noonan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books, a weekly columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a primary speechwriter and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. Six of Noonan's books have been \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Noonan is a trustee of the Manhattan Institute. She makes regular appearances on CBS's \u003ci\u003eFace the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, ABC's\u003ci\u003e This Week\u003c\/i\u003e, and NBC's \u003ci\u003eMeet The Press\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twelve","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45022578081907,"sku":"9781455536283","price":53.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e1cee616-c317-4962-9c62-6284f15d81d5.jpg?v=1779277677","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-time-of-our-lives-collected-writings-9781455536283","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}