{"product_id":"crash-course-paul-ingrassia-9780812980752","title":"Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout-and Beyond","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A definitive account . . . It's hard to imagine anyone better than Paul Ingrassia to 'ride shotgun' on a journey through the sometimes triumphant, often turbulent, history of U.S. automaking. . . .  A] wealth of amusing, astonishing and enlightening nuggets.\"--\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Tribune-Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the epic saga of the American automobile industry's rise and demise, a compelling story of hubris, missed opportunities, and self-inflicted wounds that culminates with the president of the United States ushering two of Detroit's Big Three car companies--once proud symbols of prosperity--through bankruptcy. With unprecedented access, Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Ingrassia takes us from factory floors to small-town dealerships to Detroit's boardrooms to the White House. Ingrassia answers the big questions: Was Detroit's self-destruction inevitable? Why did Japanese automakers manage American workers better than the American companies themselves did? Complete with a new Afterword providing fresh insights into the continuing upheaval in the auto industry--the travails of Toyota, the revolving-door management and IPO at General Motors, the unexpected progress at Chrysler, and the Obama administration's stake in Detroit's recovery--\u003ci\u003eCrash Course\u003c\/i\u003e addresses a critical question: America bailed out GM, but who will bail out America? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an updated Afterword by the author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCrash Course\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In order to understand just how much of a mess it was--not to mention how it got that way and how, if at all, it can be cleaned up--you really need to read \u003ci\u003eCrash Course\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washinton Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ingrassia tells Detroit's story with economy, vigour and restrained fury.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A delightful mix of history and first-person reporting . . . Employing superb storytelling skills, Ingrassia explains in head-shaking detail the elements of a wholly avoidable collision.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Ingrassia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812980751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812980752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.15h x 5.57w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2011 pg. 24","brand":"Paul Ingrassia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072636252415,"sku":"9780812980752","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55a76b4a-ed08-4b14-a1d2-b50fb487901e.jpg?v=1685443138","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crash-course-paul-ingrassia-9780812980752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}