{"product_id":"9780743243841","title":"With a Happy Eye, but...: America and the World, 1997--2002","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWill, George F.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/2\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e columnist takes on the presidents Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton, Y2K, 9\/11, trickle-down economics, Brooks Brothers suits, the essence of golf, and of course, those damn Yankees.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"It has taken me sixty years to identify the three keys to a happy life,\" writes George Will. \"A flourishing family, hearty friends, and a strong bullpen.\" The title of this book -- Will's seventh collection of newspaper and magazine pieces, book reviews, speeches, and occasional writings -- is taken from the W. H. Auden poem \"The Horatians,\" which dictates that we look at this world with a happy eye but from a sober perspective. \u003cbr\u003e And so it is with a happy eye indeed that Will shares his vision of America just before and after the birth of the twenty-first century. Featuring five years' worth of observations on politics, current affairs, and international relations, \u003ci\u003eWith a Happy Eye But...\u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliantly diverse collection from America's most widely known commentator at his sober, happy, and controversial best.","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43367299743999,"sku":"9780743243841","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780743243841_s600x595.jpg?v=1776100554","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780743243841","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}