Losers: The Road to Everyplace but the White House

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael Lewis is a master at dissecting the absurd: after skewering Wall Street in his national bestseller <i>Liar's Poker,</i> he packed his mighty pen and set out on the 1996 campaign trail.&nbsp; 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<i>—</i>from the journalists to the candidates to the people who voted<i>—</i>isn't ultimately a loser.</p> <p>The contenders:</p> <p>Pat Buchanan:&nbsp; becomes the first politician ever to choose a black hat over a white one.</p> <p>Phil Gramm: spends twenty million dollars to convince voters of his fiscal responsibility.</p> <p>John&nbsp;McCain: makes the fatal mistake of actually speaking his mind.</p> <p>Alan Keyes: checks out of a New Hampshire hotel and tells the manager another candidate will be paying his bill.</p> <p>Steve Forbes: refuses to answer questions about his father's motorcycles.</p> <p>Bob Dole: marches through the campaign without ever seeming to care.</p> <p><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Losers</i> is a wickedly funny, unflinching look at how America really goes about choosing a President.</p>

Author(s): Michael Lewis  

ISBN 10: 0679768092
ISBN 13: 9780679768098
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Publication: July 1998