{"product_id":"book-d877","title":"On the Road","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed author and BBC broadcaster on US politics and the American dream, from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e James Naughtie, the acclaimed author and \u003cb\u003eBBC broadcaster\u003c\/b\u003e, now brings his unique and inquisitive eye to the country that has fascinated him and drawn him across the Atlantic for half a century. In looking at \u003cb\u003eAmerica\u003c\/b\u003e, from \u003cb\u003ePresidents Nixon through to Biden\u003c\/b\u003e, he tells the story of a country that is grappling with a dream. What has it come to mean in the new century, and who do Americans now think they are?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on his travels and encounters over forty years in the ‘Land of the Free’, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn The Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is filled with \u003cb\u003eanecdotes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ememories\u003c\/b\u003e, tears and laughter reflecting Naughtie’s characteristic warmth and enthusiasm in encountering the America of \u003cb\u003eWashington, of Broadway, of the small town and the plains\u003c\/b\u003e. As a student, Naughtie watched the fall of \u003cb\u003ePresident Richard Nixon in 1974\u003c\/b\u003e, and subsequently as a journalist followed the story of the country – its politicians, artists, wheeler-dealers and the people who make it what it is, in the \u003cb\u003eNew York\u003c\/b\u003e melting pot or the western deserts. This is a story filled with encounters, for example with the people he has watched on \u003cb\u003eevery presidential campaign\u003c\/b\u003e from the late 1970s to the victory of Joe Biden in 2020. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This edition is fully updated to include Naughtie's fascinating insights on the controversial presidential election battle in 2020 between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347013804336,"sku":"BDd877","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/170222-d877-Square.jpg?v=1734185859","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d877","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}