{"product_id":"the-time-of-our-lives-collected-writings-9781455563111","title":"The Time of Our Lives: Collected Writings","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455563111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peggy Noonan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651675484316,"sku":"9781455563111","price":37.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c011cb30-fa01-4cce-9754-ba0a5868eee5.jpg?v=1603878111","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-time-of-our-lives-collected-writings-9781455563111","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}