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    Losers

    Author Michael Lewis
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    Knopf | Vintage
    On sale Nov 13, 2007 | 320 Pages | 9780307426680
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    Losers is a wickedly funny, unflinching look at how America really goes about choosing a President.

    "A fresh, hilarious must read... [Losers] is a winner."- Time

    Michael Lewis is a master at dissecting the absurd: after skewering Wall Street in his national bestseller Liar's Poker, he packed his mighty pen and set out on the 1996 campaign trail. 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—from the journalists to the candidates to the people who voted—isn't ultimately a loser.

    The contenders:

    Pat Buchanan: becomes the first politician ever to choose a black hat over a white one.

    Phil Gramm: spends twenty million dollars to convince voters of his fiscal responsibility.

    John McCain: makes the fatal mistake of actually speaking his mind.

    Alan Keyes: checks out of a New Hampshire hotel and tells the manager another candidate will be paying his bill.

    Steve Forbes: refuses to answer questions about his father's motorcycles.

    Bob Dole: marches through the campaign without ever seeming to care.
    Michael Lewis is the bestselling author of Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Flash Boys. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children. View titles by Michael Lewis

    "A fresh, hilarious must read... [Losers] is a winner."- Time

    "Hilarious, genuinely funny, and insightful, the work of a truly gifted writer."- The Wall Street Journal

    "A great book... Hilarious, unsettling... [and] wonderfully observed."- Dave Eggers, Salon

    "Unveils the pomposities and absurdities of spinning campaign life with wit and restraint, with a touch, in other words, that is all the more devastating for its lightness."- Newsday

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    Losers is a wickedly funny, unflinching look at how America really goes about choosing a President.

    "A fresh, hilarious must read... [Losers] is a winner."- Time

    Michael Lewis is a master at dissecting the absurd: after skewering Wall Street in his national bestseller Liar's Poker, he packed his mighty pen and set out on the 1996 campaign trail. 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—from the journalists to the candidates to the people who voted—isn't ultimately a loser.

    The contenders:

    Pat Buchanan: becomes the first politician ever to choose a black hat over a white one.

    Phil Gramm: spends twenty million dollars to convince voters of his fiscal responsibility.

    John McCain: makes the fatal mistake of actually speaking his mind.

    Alan Keyes: checks out of a New Hampshire hotel and tells the manager another candidate will be paying his bill.

    Steve Forbes: refuses to answer questions about his father's motorcycles.

    Bob Dole: marches through the campaign without ever seeming to care.

    Author

    Michael Lewis is the bestselling author of Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Flash Boys. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and three children. View titles by Michael Lewis

    Praise

    "A fresh, hilarious must read... [Losers] is a winner."- Time

    "Hilarious, genuinely funny, and insightful, the work of a truly gifted writer."- The Wall Street Journal

    "A great book... Hilarious, unsettling... [and] wonderfully observed."- Dave Eggers, Salon

    "Unveils the pomposities and absurdities of spinning campaign life with wit and restraint, with a touch, in other words, that is all the more devastating for its lightness."- Newsday

    Additional formats

    • Losers
      Losers
      The Road to Everyplace but the White House
      Michael Lewis
      9780679768098
      $18.00 US
      Paperback
      Vintage
      Jul 28, 1998
    • Losers
      Losers
      The Road to Everyplace but the White House
      Michael Lewis
      9780679768098
      $18.00 US
      Paperback
      Vintage
      Jul 28, 1998

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