What It Takes - by Richard Ben Cramer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>As he recounts the frenzied course of the 1988 presidential race, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Cramer penetrates the riddle at the heart of American politics: How do presumably normal people acquire that mixture of courage, ambition, and pure shamelessness that makes a true candidate?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Quite possibly the finest book on presidential politics ever written, combining meticulous reporting and compelling, at times soaringly lyrical, prose. -- Cleveland Plain Dealer</b> <p/>An 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Quite possibly the finest book on presidential politics ever written, combining meticulous reporting and compelling, at times soaringly lyrical, prose." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer <p/>"The ultimate insider's book on presidential politics...an unparalleled source book on the 1988 candidates." <p/>-- San Francisco Chronicle<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Richard Ben Cramer</b>'s magazine articles have appeared in <i>Rolling Stone </i>and <i>Esquire</i>, and have been anthologized in <i>Best American Essays</i>. He is a recipient of the Puliter Prize for his work for the <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i>. He died in 2013.
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