Losers

The Road to Everyplace but the White House

Michael Lewis

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English

Vintage Books
15 August 1998

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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.

JohnMcCain- 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.

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

By: Michael Lewis
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 307g
ISBN: 9780679768098
ISBN 10: 0679768092
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 August 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Lewis pursued a career on Wall Street for several years until he left to write a book about it-Liar's Poker. He is also the author of The Money Culture and The New New Thing. A regular columnist for The New York Times Magazine, he has been a senior editor at The New Republic, as well as the American editor of The Spectator. He grew up in New Orleans and now lives in Paris, France.

Reviews for Losers: The Road to Everyplace but the White House

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