{"product_id":"picking-presidents-by-gautam-mukunda-9780520379992","title":"Picking Presidents","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrated leadership expert and political scientist Gautam Mukunda provides a comprehensive, objective, and non-partisan method for answering the most important question in the world: is someone up to the job of President of the United States?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePicking Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e, Gautam Mukunda sets his sights on presidential candidates, proposing an objective and tested method to assess whether they will succeed or fail if they win the White House. Combining political science, psychology, organisational behaviour, and economics, \u003cem\u003ePicking Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e will enable every American to cast an informed vote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his 2012 book \u003cem\u003eIndispensable\u003c\/em\u003e, which all but predicted the Trump presidency, Mukunda explained how both the very best and very worst leaders are \"unfiltered\"—outsiders who take power without the understanding or support of traditional elites. \u003cem\u003ePicking Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e provides deep analysis of filtered and unfiltered presidents alike, from failed haberdasher and skilful president Harry Truman, to the exceptionally well-qualified—and ultimately reviled—James Buchanan; from Andrew Johnson, who set Civil Rights back by a century, to Theodore Roosevelt, who evaded party opposition to transform American society. \u003cem\u003ePicking Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e lays out a clear framework that anyone can use to judge a candidate and answer the all-important question: are they up to the job?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461249548524,"sku":"9780520379992","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520379992-picking-presidents.jpg?v=1774963641","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/picking-presidents-by-gautam-mukunda-9780520379992","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}