{"product_id":"alienated-america-9780062797100","title":"Alienated America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a Washington Post Bestseller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump proclaimed, “The American Dream is dead,” a message that resonated across the country. \u003cem\u003eWashington Examiner \u003c\/em\u003eeditor Timothy Carney traveled Middle America, pored over county-level maps and data, and sorted through sociological studies, and had a startling revelation: Donald Trump is right, but the death of the American Dream is a social phenomenon, not an economic one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn some parts of the United States, life seems to be getting worse because citizens are facing their problems alone. These communities have seen declines in marriage, voting, church attendance, and volunteer work. Even when money comes back to town, happiness does not return if people there do not reengage. The educated and wealthy elites, on the other hand, tend to live in places where institutions are strong, or have enough money to insulate themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarney visits all corn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883771277655,"sku":"9780062797100","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780062797100.jpg?v=1722528974","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alienated-america-9780062797100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}