{"product_id":"9781250092328","title":"One Man Against the World : The Tragedy of Richard Nixon","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne Man Against the World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tim Weiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shocking and riveting look at one of the most dramatic and disastrous presidencies in US history, from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Tim Weiner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBased largely on documents declassified only in the last few years, \u003ci\u003eOne Man Against the World \u003c\/i\u003epaints  a devastating portrait of a tortured yet brilliant man who led the  country largely according to a deep-seated insecurity and distrust of  not only his cabinet and congress, but the American population at large.   In riveting, tick-tock prose, Weiner illuminates how the Vietnam War  and the Watergate controversy that brought about Nixon's demise were  inextricably linked. From the hail of garbage and curses that awaited   Nixon upon his arrival at the White House, when he became the president  of a nation as deeply divided as it had been since the end of the Civil  War, to the unprecedented action Nixon took against American citizens,  who he considered as traitorous as the army of North Vietnam, to the   infamous break-in and the tapes that bear remarkable record of the most   intimate and damning conversations between the president and his  confidantes, Weiner narrates the history of Nixon's anguished presidency  in fascinating and fresh detail.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A crucial new look at the greatest political suicide in history, \u003ci\u003eOne Man Against the World\u003c\/i\u003e  leaves us not only with new insight into this tumultuous period, but  also into the motivations and demons of an American president who saw  enemies everywhere, and, thinking the world was against him, undermined  the foundations of the country he had hoped to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[An] eye-opening study of Richard Nixon's booze-soaked, paranoid White  House years and the endless tragedies they wrought....It speaks volumes  about Nixon that there is still more to learn about him, 40-plus years  after Watergate. It speaks further volumes that what we are learning is  even worse than what we knew.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Kirkus Review (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] devastating account of Nixon's presidency... This is powerful raw  material, but Weiner's brilliant turns of phrase transform it into  something extraordinary.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Weiner writes so well that his book is not only authoritative but a riveting read.” —\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thorough, devastating, and brilliantly convincing, perhaps the best profile of that complex man and his era we have had.... Those seeking to understand America in the second half of the twentieth century and, distressingly, beyond would do well to begin here. The tragedy was not Nixon's alone, but his role in it has never been portrayed more vividly.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Weiner's judgments are harsh but meticulously researched. With earlier  books on the CIA and FBI and reporting on secret government programs,  the veteran \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter has the experience to analyze reams of primary-source records.” —\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rigorously damning” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most compelling and comprehensive indictment of Richard Nixon to date, fleshing out in merciless detail the self-deceptions, lies and crimes of the 37th president.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Weiner's Nixon emerges as a man who sought peace but who never was at peace, a president who tried to create order but who sowed disorder, a political figure who spoke of the public trust but who won the distrust of the public.” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A history of Nixon's paranoid White House that draws connections between his handling of the Vietnam War and the illegal domestic spying that brought down his presidency... an eye-opener.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOne Man Against the World\u003c\/i\u003e is studded with gems. But perhaps its best part is the accounting of what Nixon has wrought in this country.” —\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year (2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250092328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40631492739278,"sku":"9781250092328","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f8af7e66-8fa4-4a2f-aaeb-843d65aca742.jpg?v=1638844443","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250092328","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}