{"product_id":"book-cyog","title":"The Hill to Die On","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER •\u003cb\u003e The inside story of Donald Trump’s first two years in Washington as viewed from Capitol Hill, a startling account that turns “Congress into a \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/i\u003ebook” (Trevor Noah, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   Taking readers into secret strategy calls and closed-door meetings from the House to the White House, \u003ci\u003ePolitico Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e writers Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer trace the gamesmanship and the impulsiveness, the dealmaking and the backstabbing, in a blow-by-blow account of the power struggle that roiled Congress. Moving from the fights for advantage between Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer; to Mitch McConnell’s merciless, Machiavellian handling of the sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; to Paul Ryan’s desperate, failed attempts to keep Mark Meadows from pushing Trump into a government shutdown over immigration, \u003ci\u003eThe Hill to Die On \u003c\/i\u003ebristles with fresh news and tells the story of what\u003ci\u003e really\u003c\/i\u003e happened in some of the most defining moments our era. Like \u003ci\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/i\u003e for Congress, or \u003ci\u003eShattered \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThis Town\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hill to Die On \u003c\/i\u003etells an unforgettable story of politics and power, where the stakes going forward are nothing less than the future of America and the lives of millions of ordinary Americans. \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Hill to Die On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “[Sherman and Palmer] go deep inside the halls of Congress to document the deal making, backstabbing, power struggles and political knife fights that have roiled the nation’s capital during President Donald Trump’s first two years in office. . . . Anything but boring.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, “5 Books Not to Miss”\u003c\/b\u003e “[\u003ci\u003eThe Hill to Die On\u003c\/i\u003e] painstakingly chronicles the return to divided government and the restoration of an institutional check on a mercurial chief executive. . . . The book depicts a foul-mouthed president in love with his own reflection, a House GOP encased in the amber of self-delusion, and Nancy Pelosi’s unblinking focus on twin prizes: recapturing the House and returning to the speaker’s chair.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “If you are one of the many Americans who hates Congress, this book is for you. In the Washington depicted in Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer’s new book, there are no heroes—only winners and losers. . . . With these lawmakers, Sherman and Palmer get inside their heads and capture what they’re thinking in real time.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49329444946224,"sku":"BDcyog","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49329445044528,"sku":"40cyog","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/133243-cyog-Square.jpg?v=1733745768","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cyog","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}