Our latest Age of Excess is over.
It’s the end of the world as we’ve known it -- but it isn’t
the end of the world. In fact, the economic meltdown is actually
a moment of huge opportunity to get back on track.
Ever since its founding, America has repeatedly
shifted between wild, exuberant speculation and steady, sober hard work,
as well as back and forth between economic booms and busts, and between right
and left politically. Today is one of the rare moments, which happens only
once or twice a century, when these cycles shift dramatically and simultaneously – when
complacency ends, ossified structures loosen up, and positive change is possible.
It's time once again for a cleansing, clarifying great American reset.
The shock to the system can enable each of us to
rethink engrained habits and focus more on the things that make us authentically
happy. The resulting national flux can enable us as to consolidate the enormous
gains of the last couple of decades, as we embrace a revival of realism and
pragmatism at home and abroad. This new era of post-party-line common sense
won't last forever, so now is the time to reinvent hopelessly broken systems,
and rediscover some of the old-fashioned American values and traditions of
which we’ve lost sight.
"In this provocative and insightful book Kurt Andersen has given us a blueprint for what can be a new way of seeing America as a land of opportunity and sound values."
-- Tom Brokaw
COVERAGE OF RESET
✈ RESET APPEARANCES
July 2, 8 am - Aspen Ideas Festival, Limelight Lodge, Aspen
July 4, 7 pm - Aspen Ideas Festival, Belly Up Aspen
August 18, 7 pm - "Upstairs at the Square" at Barnes & Noble, NYC (with Regina Spektor)
BUY
THE BOOK
Publication date is July 28th -- but pre-order now from your local
independent bookseller, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Borders or Powell's. Also available as CD audio book, read by the author.
| 
|
ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF 2007
• Chicago Tribune
• Chicago
Sun-Times
• Christian
Science Monitor (top
19)
• The
LAist (top 8)
• New York Public Library (top 11)
• The
Onion (#3 of top 6)
Winner Langum
Prize for the best American historical novel of the
year
A BEST SELLER
• New York Times
• Boston Globe
• Los Angeles Times
• Wall
Street Journal
• BookSense
• Publishers Weekly
|
REVIEWS
- Los Angeles Times: "Utterly believable. Characters that are vivid and convincing. A major historical work of lore and wisdom, irony and humor — the kind of historical novel that has always been the most satisfying to read."
- Baltimore Sun: "Simply stellar. A tour de force. Andersen gets it all just right. Captivating and thoroughly engaging story with a quintet of compelling characters and an epic resonance."
- New York Times Book Review: "Teeming with extravagantly vivid characters. There is something moving, a stirring spirit, in the energy of its amazement."
- Chicago Sun-Times: "Exhilarating. Heyday explores previously uncharted territory. Deserves instant acceptance into the ranks of Doctorow's Ragtime and Vidal's Lincoln."
- New York: "A swift, rich, thrilling voyage, an adventure of the highest order."
- Vanity Fair: "Manic energy and a wicked sense of humor. Enthralling. A joyful, wild gallop through a joyful, wild time to be an American. "
- Entertainment Weekly: "Like a long-lost literary treasure. If its ripping plot twists don’t hook you, then you’re bound to be snared by the scads of riveting historical details. It’ll be just as enjoyable in 150 years as it is today. Grade: A" (more)
BUY
THE BOOK
From your local
independent bookseller; from Barnes & Noble, Powell's, Amazon or Borders;
or as a regular eBook or
the Amazon
Kindle version. Or download the unabridged audio edition
as an iPod-ready MP3 from Audible.
My Latest Tweet: 
