{"product_id":"9780393071177","title":"The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Paul Krugman is a hero of mine. Read his book.\"—Al Franken\u003c\/p\u003e No one has more authority to call the shots the way they really are than award-winning economist Paul Krugman, whose provocative \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e columns are keenly followed by millions. One of the world's most respected economists, Krugman has been named America's most important columnist by the \u003cem\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e and columnist of the year by \u003cem\u003eEditor and Publisher\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. A major bestseller, this influential and wide-ranging book has been praised by \u003cem\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/em\u003e as Krugman's \"most provocative and compelling effort yet,\" the \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e as \"refreshing,\" and Library Journal as \"thought-provoking...even funny.\" \u003cem\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/em\u003e put it in vivid terms: \"In a time when too few tell it like it is...[Krugman] has taken on the battle of our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Built from Paul Krugman's influential Op-Ed columns for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, this book galvanized the reading public. With wit, passion, and a unique ability to explain complex issues in plain English, Krugman describes how the nation has been misled by a dishonest administration. In this long-awaited work containing Krugman's most influential columns along with new commentary, he chronicles how the boom economy unraveled: how exuberance gave way to pessimism, how the age of corporate heroes gave way to corporate scandals, how fiscal responsibility collapsed. From his account of the secret history of the California energy crisis to his devastating dissections of dishonesty in the Bush administration, from the war in Iraq to the looting of California to the false pretenses used to sell an economic policy that benefits only a small elite, Krugman tells the uncomfortable truth like no one else. And he gives us the road map we will need to follow if we are to get the country back on track. The paperback edition features a new introduction as well as new writings.","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121502503152,"sku":"9780393071177","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393071177_p0.jpg?v=1763696373","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393071177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}