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The United States of Ambition: Politicians, Power, and the Pursuit of Office

Alan Ehrenhalt

The provocative and acclaimed book that explains why America's politicians are continually disappointing. Americans' disappointment with politics and politicians will be a recurring theme in this election year, and Ehrenhalt's book will continue to be the touchstone for much of the debate.C.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · medium confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryPresidency & Executive PowerAmerican PoliticsConstitutional History

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor1991FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • United States90%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 55%.