{"product_id":"advise-and-consent-1","title":"Advise and Consent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe #1\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Drury's Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, a seminal work of political fiction-as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Drury has penetrated the world's stormiest political battleground-the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate-to reveal the bitter conflicts set in motion when the President calls upon the Senate to confirm his controversial choice for Secretary of State. This novel is a true epic showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a Senate old-timer's wily maneuvers, a vicious demagogue's blistering smear campaign, the ugly personal jealousies that turn a highly qualified candidate into a public spectacle, to the tragic martyrdom of a presidential aspirant who refuses to sacrifice his principles for his career-never has there been a more revealing picture of Washington's intricate political, diplomatic, and social worlds. Advise and Consent is a timeless story with clear echoes of today's headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes Allen Drury's never-before-published original preface to Advise and Consent, his essay for the Hoover Institution on the writing of the book, as well as poignant personal memoirs from Drury's heirs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordfire Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947298816231,"sku":"9781614755739","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_47bd6aa5-3c7f-4432-a78c-3c0891f65f09.jpg?v=1775486289","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/advise-and-consent-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}