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| Management number | 237332679 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$4.85 | Model Number | 237332679 | ||
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"Quite possibly the finest book on presidential politics ever written, combining meticulous reporting and compelling, at times soaringly lyrical, prose." -- Cleveland Plain DealerAn American Iliad in the guise of contemporary political reportage, What It Takes penetrates the mystery at the heart of all presidential campaigns: How do presumably ordinary people acquire that mixture of ambition, stamina, and pure shamelessness that makes a true candidate? As he recounts the frenzied course of the 1988 presidential race -- and scours the psyches of contenders from George Bush and Robert Dole to Michael Dukakis and Gary Hart -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer comes up with the answers, in a book that is vast, exhaustively researched, exhilarating, and sometimes appalling in its revelations. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0679746498 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0679746492 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Dimensions | 5.15 x 1.72 x 7.9 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.6 pounds |
| Print length | 1072 pages |
| Publication date | June 1, 1993 |
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