{"product_id":"the-best-of-times-america-in-the-clinton-years","title":"The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years","description":"The Best of Times--the '90s were indeed the best of times. Unprecedented wealth and the breathtaking progress of science and technology ushered in the Internet and the deciphering of the genome. Promises abounded, but a deepening sense of unease hovered over America as the worst of times seemed to be upon us as well-gossip, scandal, and a frenzied media like nothing ever seen before.\n\nBased on exclusive interviews with the decade's most influential players, here is a fascinating re-creation of the best and worst episodes of the decade. With sweeping force and cultural acumen, Johnson revives the '90s, the ups and downs, filled with all that we may have forgotten and, most importantly, all that we never knew. In four fascinating parts, Johnson delivers the stories behind the stories-revealing the personalities behind the media party of the '90s, the partisanship that didn't succeed in bringing down the president, the pervasive technology that stretched from Silicon Valley to Monsanto with the corresponding hopes and fears, and the equally extreme reactions on Wall Street to every last bit of it.\n\nA tremendous work from a major authority and writer, The Best of Times covers the entire wonderful yet woeful decade, gavel to gavel.\nIncludes interviews with:\nBook One: Technotimes\nNathan Myhrvold, chief technology guru (former), Microsoft\nDavid Baltimore, president, Cal Tech University and Nobel Prize winner\nBob Shapiro, chief executive officer, Monsanto\nRegis McKenna, entrepreneur\n\nBook Two: Teletimes\nTed Harbert, head of TV programming, DreamWorks SKG\nNorman Lear, creator of \"All in the Family\"\nDavid Geffen, partner, DreamWorks SKG\nMichael Bloomberg, head of Bloomberg News\nSteven Brill, founder of Brill's Content\n\nBook Three: Scandal Times\nSam Dash, law professor, Georgetown\nSenator Alan K. Simpson (former)\nSenator Dale Bumpers (former)\n\nBook Four: Millennial Times\nSenator Bob Kerrey (former)\nSenator John McCain\nDr. Ruth Faden, medical ethicist\n\nIn addition, Johnson interviewed leaders of Congress, top White House aides, cabinet members, and prominent political operatives of both parties in gathering material for this history.\n\nA JAMES H. SILBERMAN BOOK\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0151004455\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0151004455.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Johnson, Haynes\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43366642614333,"sku":"BVV.0151004455.A","price":7.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0151004455-0.jpg?v=1784414831","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-best-of-times-america-in-the-clinton-years","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}