{"product_id":"the-book-of-obama-isbn-9781609804503","title":"The Book of Obama","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did a charismatic young president elected in an atmosphere of optimism and expectation lead the United States to the brink of revolution? From a chance encounter in the early 1980s to the Democratic primaries of 2007-08, syndicated columnist and political cartoonist Ted Rall was one of the first to size up Barack Obama as we know him now: conservative, risk-averse and tonedeaf. In \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Obama\u003c\/i\u003e Rall revisits the rapid rise and dizzying fall of Obama--and the emergence of the Tea Party and Occupy movements--and draws a startling conclusion: We the People weren't lied to. We lied to ourselves, both about Obama and the two-party system. We voted when we ought to have revolted.\u003c\/p\u003e“Rall, unlike practically everyone else, allowed [President Bush] no honeymoon. Given all that has happened since, it appears he was right.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTwice the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, \u003cb\u003eTED RALL\u003c\/b\u003e is a political cartoonist, opinion columnist, graphic novelist and occasional war correspondent whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the illustrator of the full-length comic in \u003ci\u003eBillionaires \u0026amp; Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Greg Palast.","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304282738917,"sku":"NP9781609804503","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781609804503.jpg?v=1767738478","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-book-of-obama-isbn-9781609804503","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}