{"product_id":"the-wake-up-call-john-micklethwait-9780063065291","title":"The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[An] executive summary of modern political history studded with sweeping assertions and telling anecdotes.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thought-provoking.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A shot in the arm...powerful.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e -- The Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, refreshingly concise and eminently readable, highlights how the modern crisis of governance compounded the challenges of the pandemic.\" -- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e argues that Covid-19 has exposed not just one president's shortcomings but a much more profound degeneration of governance dating back long before 2016...You will read no more interesting book on the political consequences of the pandemic than this.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Niall Ferguson, author of \u003cem\u003eCivilization: The West and the Rest \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2020 (BLOOMBERG)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn urgent and informed look at the challenges America and world governments will face in a post Covid-19 world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that governments matter again, that competent leadership is the difference between living and dying. A few governments proved adept at handling the crisis while many others failed. Are Western governments healthy and strong enough to keep their citizens safe from another virulent virus--and protect their economies from collapse? Is global leadership passing from the United States to Asia--and particularly China? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses these urgent questions. Journalists and longtime collaborators John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge identify the problems Western leaders face, and outline a detailed plan to help them become more vigilant, better prepared, and responsive to disruptive future events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problems that face us are enormous; as \u003cem\u003eThe Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e makes clear, governments around the world must re-engineer the way they operate to successfully meet the challenges ahead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063065290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063065291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2020","brand":"John Micklethwait","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045413155071,"sku":"9780063065291","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a791b90-f99d-4d1c-a49e-5037af517d59.jpg?v=1684978599","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wake-up-call-john-micklethwait-9780063065291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}