{"product_id":"god-save-texas-a-journey-into-the-soul-of-the-lone-star-state-paperback","title":"God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower\u003c\/i\u003e--and a Texas native--takes us on a journey through the most controversial state in America. - \"Beautifully written.... Essential reading [for] anyone who wants to understand how one state changed the trajectory of the country.\" --NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTexas is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging portrait of a state that not only reflects our country as it is, but as it may become--and shows how the battle for Texas's soul encompasses us all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003ea playwright, and a screenwriter. He is the best-selling author of the novel, \u003ci\u003eThe End of October, \u003c\/i\u003e and ten books of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eGoing Clear, God Save Texas, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Pulitzer Prize. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978504372525,"sku":"9780525435907","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NXFoOExrUkl5RmlkM2Y0VWtiK0pyUT09.webp?v=1775805519","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/god-save-texas-a-journey-into-the-soul-of-the-lone-star-state-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}