{"product_id":"we-were-eight-years-in-power-9780241982495","title":"We Were Eight Years in Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I''ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void after James Baldwin died. Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates'' Toni Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Searing. One of the foremost essayists on race in the West... [He] is responsible for some of the most important writing about what it is to be black in America today'' Nikesh Shukla, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Immigrant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential account of modern America, from Obama to Trump, from black lives matter to white supremacists rising - by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBetween the World and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObama''s presidency was a watershed moment in American history. From 2008-2016, the leader of the free world was a black man. In those eight years, Obama transformed the conversation around race, gender, class and wealth - inspiring hope but also attracting criticism and breeding discontent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this unflinching book, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of Obama''s eight years \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI've been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died. Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates\u003c\/b\u003e -- Toni Morrison on 'Between the World and Me'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerica's latest literary wunderkind... A prodigious talent\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are witnessing greatness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe man and his writing will be studied and revered for generations\u003c\/b\u003e * Minneapolis Star Tribune *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Coates is] the pre-eminent black public intellectual of his generation\u003c\/b\u003e * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Were Eight Years in Power\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean essential text to understand America today\u003c\/b\u003e * W Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eTa-Nehisi Coates is probably \u003cb\u003ethe only magazine writer in the world\u003c\/b\u003e whose articles are heralded with \u003cb\u003ethe same fervor as the release of the latest Beyonce album\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wake up call\u003c\/b\u003e... More compelling than almost any other public voice about the state we're in. He eloquently conflates the personal, political and existential, while telling it like it is * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eCoates eloquently unfurls blunt truths... \u003cb\u003eTo have such a voice, in such a moment, is a ray of light\u003c\/b\u003e * USA Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoates succeeds twice over\u003c\/b\u003e, in justifying not only his account of one election, but \u003cb\u003ethe importance of his entire body of work\u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant and troubling... Required reading\u003c\/b\u003e * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eCoates' always sharp commentary is particularly insightful as each day brings a new upset to the cultural and political landscape laid during the term of the nation's first black president. [A] \u003cb\u003ecrucial voice\u003c\/b\u003e in the public discussion of race and equality, and readers will be eager for his take on where we stand now and why * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eIt's this timeless timeliness--reminiscent of the work of George Orwell and James Baldwin--that makes Coates \u003cb\u003eworth reading again and again\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiercely passionate\u003c\/b\u003e, intelligent and clear-eyed * Newsday *\u003cbr\u003eAcross his oeuvre, Coates' prose style and literary prowess are hip-hop sharpened: he believes in the art of dexterous reference, potent, lyrical critique and political storytelling * Baltimore Sun *\u003cbr\u003eCoates's probing essays about race, politics, and history became necessary ballast for this nation's gravity-defying moment... \u003cb\u003eEssential\u003c\/b\u003e * The Boston Globe *\u003cbr\u003eBiting cultural and political analysis from the award-winning journalist . . . His conclusions are disquieting, his writing passionate, his tenor often angry....\u003cb\u003e Emotionally charged, deftly crafted, and urgently relevant essays\u003c\/b\u003e\" * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003ePowerfully charged * GQ *\u003cbr\u003e[R]aw and hard to read. You'll never forget his point of view, nor should you * Glamour *\u003cbr\u003eThus, We Were Eight Years in Power serves as a clarion call for vigilance about the possible erosion of African-American advances presumed sacrosanct. Consider these riveting, well-reasoned ruminations of the most-prodigious black visionary around a must-read indeed * The Mississippi Link *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733428285783,"sku":"9780241982495","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241982495.jpg?v=1720000038","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-were-eight-years-in-power-9780241982495","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}