{"product_id":"all-we-say-1","title":"All We Say By Rhodes, Ben","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** THE INSTANT\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER **\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll We Say\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the United States through fifteen speeches   some iconic, others long forgotten, all pivotal   from its founding to the intense divisions of our times, from one of President Obama's former speechwriters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A learned and excellently sane book' - Sam Leith, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e(5 Stars)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful   fascinating, thought-provoking and full of insights. Essential reading' - Justin Web\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 250 years, America has debated what it means to be American. The question shaped the compromises in the Constitution and the arguments they ve had ever since, spawning abolitionism, secession and civil war; populism, mass migration and global leadership; movements for reform and the backlashes to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough riveting accounts of the people, movements and moments that produced these speeches, Rhodes traces the history of America's battle over identity. The result is a singular and revealing portrait of the United States: a nation divided between two stories   one of inheritance, power, and exclusion, the other of equality, striving, and belonging.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a decade writing for Barack Obama, Rhodes also reveals how words can redirect a nation, what makes a speech enduring, and why oratory is a unique form of persuasion in a democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese speeches remind us that history is a living argument. At a time when American identity   and truth   is contested, \u003ci\u003eAll We Say\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh and powerful look at who America really is, and who it could still become.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ben Rhodes reminds us what American greatness actually sounds like, and what it means    Ayad Akhtar \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820681339262,"sku":"NW9781847928894","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781847928894.jpg?v=1786168928","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/all-we-say-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}