In the Arena, a memoir of victory, defeat, and renewal by Richard Nixon (1990) Hardcover

In the Arena
A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal
by Richard Nixon
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright:  1990

In the Arena is the most personal, profound, and revealing memoir ever written by a major political figure. It is Richard Nixon's frankest, most outspoken book to date -- including the inside story of his resignation from the Presidency and its aftermath.

President Nixon's seven previous books have brilliantly chronicled his public career and examined America's strategic role in the world. Now, for the first time, he shares his private thoughts and feelings on his long political career, other great leaders at home and abroad, his own family, the state of the world, the art of politics, and much more.

In the Arena is filled with startling and dramatic revelations, both personal and political. Here are candid, fascinating portraits of leaders "RN" has known firsthand -- from Mao to Gorbachev, from Truman to Bush. There are chapters on such topics as "Friends," "Enemies," "Silence," "War," and "Peace," each filled with intimate stories and anecdotes that shed new light on major events and decisions that have shaped over time, as well as brilliant and often provocative comments on today's critical diplomatic and political issues. In addition, President Nixon offers valuable nuts-and-bolts advice about politics and leadership, and candid accounts of his own great battles throughout a career spanning more than four decades.

Most of all, In the Arena is a personal statement by one of the most important and influential figures of this century. With charm, wit, and a precise eye for detail, he relives his greatest successes and deepest disappointments. For the first time, he describes his reluctance to accept President Ford's pardon. He also discusses at length the valley of doubt he explored following his departure from public office, and the strength he drew from his family's love and support.

Equally compelling is the story of his return to public life -- the trips to China, which have played so large a part in guiding U.S.-Chinese relations through an increasingly difficult period; his visits to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union; his meetings with top leaders around the world; and the part he has played behind the scenes in shaping the events of the last decade.

Full of personal wisdom and headlining-making news, In the Arena will startle many with its candor and its uncompromising look back at a remarkable life and a career spent truly "in the arena" of public and political endeavor.

Here is a fascinating and important book by one of this century's most brilliant and influential statesmen.

Condition: Used. Good condition. Hardcover. Dust cover. Dust cover edges show edge wear.  Dust cover flaps and pages may be tanning from age. Previous owner's name and date are written on the front endpaper. There's a sleeve pasted to the front endpaper with an index card. It's how the previous owner kept track of her books.

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