{"product_id":"playing-president-paperback-by-robert-scheer","title":"Playing President Paperback by Robert Scheer","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2006-05-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e300\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781933354019\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlaying President\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Robert Scheer offers an unparalleled insight into the presidential mind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Robert Scheer is one of the best reporters of our time.” —Joan Didion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Impressive . . . Deftly analyzed to create a sound basis for understanding each of these former Presidents, \u003ci\u003ePlaying President\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a wealth of insights into their lives, minds, and decisions . . . Very strongly recommended.” —\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Scheer’s interviews with US Presidents, and his profiles of them, have shaped journalism history. Scheer developed close journalistic relationships with Presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush I. His reporting on them had a tangible impact on national debate—such as the eminent 1976 \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e interview in which Jimmy Carter, the then–presidential candidate, admitted to lusting in his heart; and the 1980 interview with the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e during which Bush I confessed to Scheer his dream of a “winnable nuclear war.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePlaying President\u003c\/i\u003e, copublished with Truthdig.com, Robert Scheer offers an unparalleled insight into the presidential mind. Through both new writing and reprinted material, he analyzes each administration since Nixon, including George W. Bush, offering insights that will surprise the reader—particularly those with rigid preconceptions about the decision-making processes of our leaders. The volume also includes Scheer’s famous presidential interviews, along with previously unpublished interview transcripts and select previous writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT SCHEER\u003c\/b\u003e covered presidential politics for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003efor thirty years. He is the author of six books, including\u003ci\u003e Playing President: My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan, and Clinton—and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush; With Enough Shovels: Reagan, Bush, and Nuclear War;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerica after Nixon: The Age of the Multinationals; \u003c\/i\u003eand coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us about Iraq.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a clinical professor of communications at the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California. Scheer is a nationally syndicated columnist, a contributing editor of the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, the former cohost of NPR-affiliate KCRW’s \u003ci\u003eLeft, Right, and Center\u003c\/i\u003e, and the current host of the KCRW podcast, \u003ci\u003eScheer Intelligence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556589818017,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781933354019","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781933354019.jpg?v=1781822526","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/playing-president-paperback-by-robert-scheer","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}