{"product_id":"american-breakdown-gerard-baker-9781538705704","title":"American Breakdown: Why We No Longer Trust Our Leaders and Institutions and How We Can Rebuild Confidence","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the former editor-in-chief of the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, a must-read account of how America suffers from a \"trust deficit\" that has weakened its cornerstone institutions and divided our society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e AMERICAN BREAKDOWN dissects how, in the space of a generation, the pillars that sustained the once-dominant superpower have been dangerously eroded. From government to business, from media to medicine--the strength and security of the American experiment have been weakened by a widening gap between the elites who control these institutions and the public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the root of this breakdown is a precipitous fall in Americans' trust in their political, business and cultural leaders. As Baker writes, \"This pathology of distrust across American society is eating the country away from the inside.\" Millions of Americans say they have little faith in their country's future, and no longer seem to have trust in their leaders, in their important social and civil institutions, even in their common values and ideals, or ultimately in each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e America in fact hasn't failed. Americans have been failed--misled by inept and deceitful political leaders, deserted by predatory and cynical corporate chiefs, and, above all, betrayed by a cultural elite that has exploited the very freedom this country provided in order to destroy it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e AMERICAN BREAKDOWN is a deep analysis and thought-provoking account that explores the ways in which Americans have been let down and offers solutions for how we rebuild trust and reclaim purpose for a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerard Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538705702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538705704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2023","brand":"Gerard Baker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138735796479,"sku":"9781538705704","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e72fe715-4670-4b05-8643-c705a84ca875.jpg?v=1687901207","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-breakdown-gerard-baker-9781538705704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}