{"product_id":"2940169467888","title":"Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom America's preeminent columnist, named by the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe most influential commentator in the nation, the long-awaited collection of Charles Krauthammer's essential, timeless writings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant stylist known for an uncompromising honesty that challenges conventional wisdom at every turn, Krauthammer has for decades daz­zled readers with his keen insight into politics and government. His weekly column is a must-read in Washington and across the country. Now, finally, the best of Krauthammer's intelligence, erudition and wit are collected in one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find here not only the country's leading conservative thinker offering a pas­sionate defense of limited government, but also a highly independent mind whose views-on feminism, evolution and the death penalty, for example-defy ideological convention. \u003ci\u003eThings That Matter \u003c\/i\u003ealso features several of Krautham­mer's major path-breaking essays-on bioeth­ics, on Jewish destiny and on America's role as the world's superpower-that have pro­foundly influenced the nation's thoughts and policies. And finally, the collection presents a trove of always penetrating, often bemused re­flections on everything from border collies to Halley's Comet, from Woody Allen to Win­ston Churchill, from the punishing pleasures of speed chess to the elegance of the perfectly thrown outfield assist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a special, highly autobiographical in­troduction in which Krauthammer reflects on the events that shaped his career and political philosophy, this indispensible chronicle takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the fashions and follies, the tragedies and triumphs, of the last three decades of American life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156556824816,"sku":"2940169467888","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169467888_p0.jpg?v=1763683384","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169467888","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}