{"product_id":"as-texas-goes-gail-collins-9780871403605","title":"As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda","description":"\u003cem\u003eAs Texas Goes . . .\u003c\/em\u003e provides a trenchant yet often hilarious look into American politics and the disproportional influence of Texas, which has become the model for not just the Tea Party but also the Republican Party. Now with an expanded introduction and a new concluding chapter that will assess the influence of the Texas way of thinking on the 2012 election, Collins shows how the presidential race devolved into a clash between the so-called \"empty places\" and the crowded places that became a central theme in her book. The expanded edition will also feature more examples of the Texas style, such as Governor Rick Perry's nearsighted refusal to accept federal Medicaid funding as well as the proposed ban on teaching \"critical thinking\" in the classroom. \u003cem\u003eAs Texas Goes . . .\u003c\/em\u003e will prove to be even more relevant to American politics by the dawn of a new political era in January 2013.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871403609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871403605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.53w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/17\/2013 pg. 32","brand":"Gail Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048505700607,"sku":"9780871403605","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7e3c44b-52de-42e4-a169-b94ff4f0cf48.jpg?v=1684996157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/as-texas-goes-gail-collins-9780871403605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}