{"product_id":"9781101444412","title":"Outside Looking In: Adventures of an Observer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the country's most distinguished intellectuals [and] one of its most provocative.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for a new book from Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Qur'an Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, coming fall 2017.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bookish and retiring, Garry Wills has been an outsider in the academy, in journalism, even in his church. Yet these qualities have, paradoxically, prompted people to share intimate insights with him- perhaps because he is not a rival, a competitor, or a threat. Sometimes this made him the prey of con men like conspiratorialist Mark Lane or civil rights leader James Bevel. At other times it led to close friendship with such people as William F. Buckley, Jr., or singer Beverly Sills. The result is the most personal book Wills has ever written. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With his dazzling style and journalist's eye for detail, Wills brings history to life, whether it's the civil rights movement; the protests against the Vietnam War; the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton; or the set of Oliver Stone's \u003ci\u003eNixon\u003c\/i\u003e. Illuminating and provocative, \u003ci\u003eOutside Looking In\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling chronicle of an original thinker at work in remarkable times.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119064858864,"sku":"9781101444412","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101444412_p0.jpg?v=1763687177","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101444412","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}