{"product_id":"being-nixon-a-man-divided-paperback","title":"Being Nixon: A Man Divided - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvan Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe landmark \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling biography of Richard M. Nixon, a political savant whose gaping character flaws would drive him from the presidency and forever taint his legacy. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A biography of eloquence and breadth . . . No single volume about Nixon's long and interesting life could be so comprehensive.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this revelatory biography, Evan Thomas delivers a radical, unique portrait of America's thirty-seventh president, Richard Nixon, a contradictory figure who was both determinedly optimistic and tragically flawed. One of the principal architects of the modern Republican Party and its \"silent majority\" of disaffected whites and conservative ex-Dixiecrats, Nixon was also deemed a liberal in some quarters for his efforts to desegregate Southern schools, create the Environmental Protection Agency, and end the draft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The son of devout Quakers, Richard Nixon (not unlike his rival John F. Kennedy) grew up in the shadow of an older, favored brother and thrived on conflict and opposition. Through high school and college, in the navy and in politics, Nixon was constantly leading crusades and fighting off enemies real and imagined. He possessed the plainspoken eloquence to reduce American television audiences to tears with his career-saving \"Checkers\" speech; meanwhile, Nixon's darker half hatched schemes designed to take down his political foes, earning him the notorious nickname \"Tricky Dick.\" Drawing on a wide range of historical accounts, Thomas's biography reveals the contradictions of a leader whose vision and foresight led him to achieve d tente with the Soviet Union and reestablish relations with communist China, but whose underhanded political tactics tainted his reputation long before the Watergate scandal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A deeply insightful character study as well as a brilliant political biography, \u003ci\u003eBeing Nixon\u003c\/i\u003e offers a surprising look at a man capable of great bravery and extraordinary deviousness--a balanced portrait of a president too often reduced to caricature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Being Nixon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Terrifically engaging . . . a fair, insightful and highly entertaining portrait.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Thomas has a fine eye for the telling quote and the funny vignette, and his style is eminently readable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvan Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books: \u003ci\u003eThe Wise Men\u003c\/i\u003e (with Walter Isaacson), \u003ci\u003eThe Man to See, The Very Best Men, Robert Kennedy, John Paul Jones, Sea of Thunder, The War Lovers, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIke's Bluff, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Being Nixon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eJohn Paul Jones \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Sea of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Thomas was a writer, correspondent, and editor for thirty-three years at \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Newsweek, \u003c\/i\u003eincluding ten years (1986-96) as Washington bureau chief at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek, \u003c\/i\u003e where, at the time of his retirement in 2010, he was editor at large. He wrote more than one hundred cover stories and in 1999 won a National Magazine Award. He wrote \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e's fifty-thousand-word election specials in 1996, 2000, 2004 (winner of a National Magazine Award), and 2008. He has appeared on many TV and radio talk shows, including \u003ci\u003eMeet the Press \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Colbert Report, \u003c\/i\u003e and has been a guest on PBS's \u003ci\u003eCharlie Rose\u003c\/i\u003e more than forty times. The author of dozens of book reviews for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e Thomas has taught writing and journalism at Harvard and Princeton, where, from 2007 to 2014, he was Ferris Professor of Journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384265326770,"sku":"9780812985412","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bd07e2d82ca58a7ca6ff434e051b07f9.webp?v=1777881235","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/being-nixon-a-man-divided-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}