{"product_id":"9781631498794","title":"The Fighting Soul: On the Road with Bernie Sanders","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn unparalleled and intimate account of Bernie Sanders from one of his most trusted confidants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernie Sanders inspires fervent love and, even among his enemies, a measure of grudging respect—yet, curiously, we know little about who the man really is, with Sanders deliberately keeping the focus on his policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, Ari Rabin-Havt takes us where no profiles or televised interviews have been able to go. As a close advisor and deputy campaign manager on Sanders’s most recent—and likely last—presidential campaign, the tireless Rabin-Havt spent more hours between 2017 and 2020 with the Vermont senator than anyone else. Traveling the country for rallies and to support striking workers, the two visited thirty-six states, drove tens of thousands of miles, and ate in countless chain restaurants. One result was a meteoric and galvanizing presidential campaign. Another is \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, an unforgettable chronicle of life on the road with Sanders and the first in-depth portrait of this fiercely independent, and famously private, left-wing firebrand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanders’s second bid for the presidency began in Rabin-Havt’s apartment in Washington DC in January 2018. From there, Rabin-Havt offers a behind-the-scenes account of Sanders’s run, including his heart attack in Las Vegas, his notorious debate encounter with fellow-progressive Elizabeth Warren, and a momentous conversation between Sanders and Barack Obama that has never been reported before. At every step, Rabin-Havt shows us Bernie Sanders when the cameras turn off: his dry sense of humor; his views of his young supporters; the pivotal role his wife, Jane, plays in every decision he makes; and more. Delving into Sanders’s life and career, with moving glimpses of his childhood in Brooklyn and first forays into politics in Burlington, Rabin-Havt discloses that Sanders is shocked by his ascent: “Ari, my parents would tell me I was crazy if I told them I would become a senator, much less could become president of the United States.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough his campaign ended in abrupt and unexpected defeat, Sanders has pushed the Democratic Party to the left and helped remake American politics—as Rabin-Havt suggests, he has done more to shape our history than anyone else who has not reached the White House. Revelatory and heartfelt, \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Soul\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the rare politician motivated by principle, not power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042336260336,"sku":"9781631498794","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631498794_p0.jpg?v=1763672200","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631498794","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}