{"product_id":"selecting-a-president-9781250004499","title":"Selecting a President","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debut of a brand-new civics series for high school seniors and college freshmen, that clearly, concisely and cleverly explains how the United States elects its president \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelecting a President explains the nuts and bolts of our presidential electoral system while drawing on rich historical anecdotes from past campaigns. Among the world's many democracies, U.S. presidential elections are unique, where presidential contenders embark on a grueling, spectacular two-year journey that begins in Iowa and New Hampshire, and ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Modern presidential campaigns are a marked departure from the process envisioned by America's founders. Yet while they've evolved, many of the basic structures of our original electoral system remain in place--even as presidential elections have moved into the modern era with tools like Twitter and Facebook at their disposal--they must still compete in an election governed by rules and mechanisms conceived in the late eighteenth century. In this book, Clift and Spieler demonstrate that presidential campaigns are exciting, hugely important, disillusioning at times but also inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor Clift,Matthew Spieler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dunne Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250004499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleanor Clift\u003c\/b\u003e is a political reporter, television pundit and author. She is currently a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a regular panelist on \u003ci\u003eThe McLaughlin Group\u003c\/i\u003e, and is also a political contributor for the Fox News Channel. Matthew Spieler is a former social policy analyst for Congressional Quarterly (CQ). He currently works as a political writer for Voterpunch.org, and Oakland-based non-profit organization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Dunne Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44180549435507,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":36.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c5d95fa6-1ca3-4ac9-957d-f06a2e0dbc0c.jpg?v=1766838558","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/selecting-a-president-9781250004499","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}