{"product_id":"the-time-of-our-lives-collected-writings-hardcover-1","title":"The Time of Our Lives: Collected Writings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeggy Noonan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Commentary and conservative icon Peggy Noonan offers her most insightful work, including her \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecolumns about the 2016 Election.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003ci\u003e The Time of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e travels the path of Peggy Noonan's remarkable and influential career, beginning with a revealing essay about her motivations as a writer and thinker. It's followed by an address to students at Harvard University on the drafting of President Reagan's speech the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded. Then comes one surprising chapter after the next including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"People I Miss\" -- memorable salutes to the likes of Tim Russert, Joan Rivers, Margaret Thatcher, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Making Trouble\" -- Peggy's sharpest, funniest and most critical columns about Democrats and Republicans, the idiocracy of government, and Beltway disconnect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I Just Called to Say I Love You\" -- Peggy's most poignant writing capturing the country's grief and recovery in the wake of 9-11, and clear-eyed foresight on what lay ahead in terms of war and sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The Loneliest President Since Nixon\" -- tracking hope and change as it became disillusionment and disappointment with President Obama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And other sections where Peggy discerns the mood of the country (\"State of the Union\"), the melodrama of the historic 2008 election (\"My Beautiful Election\"), her battles with the Catholic Church (\"What I Told the Bishops\") and lighter meditations on baseball, a snowy afternoon in Brooklyn, and motherhood (\"Having Fun\"). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Annotated throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e articulates Peggy's conservative vision, demonstrating why she has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, journalism's highest honor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary, \u003cb\u003ePeggy Noonan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books, a weekly columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a primary speechwriter and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. Six of Noonan's books have been \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Noonan is a trustee of the Manhattan Institute. She makes regular appearances on CBS's \u003ci\u003eFace the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, ABC's\u003ci\u003e This Week\u003c\/i\u003e, and NBC's \u003ci\u003eMeet The Press\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53334429008205,"sku":"9781455536283","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/RmpLSHlJL01kSy9tMzdsTlFlRHVvQT09.webp?v=1770699217","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-time-of-our-lives-collected-writings-hardcover-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}