{"product_id":"so-damn-much-money-robert-g-kaiser-9780307385888","title":"So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a New Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSo Damn Much Money\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e editor and correspondent Robert Kaiser gives a detailed account of how the boom in political lobbying since the 1970s has shaped American politics by empowering special interests, undermining effective legislation, and discouraging the country's best citizens from serving in office. Kaiser traces this dramatic change in our political system through the colorful story of Gerald S. J. Cassidy, one of Washington's most successful lobbyists. Superbly told, it's an illuminating dissection of a political system badly in need of reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert G. Kaiser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307385884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307385888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.50w x 0.85d","brand":"Robert G. Kaiser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913619308799,"sku":"9780307385888","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_332d1943-8378-4908-9539-1f5312118e5e.jpg?v=1680621402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/so-damn-much-money-robert-g-kaiser-9780307385888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}