{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-prophet","title":"The House of the Prophet — Louis Auchincloss","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Louis Auchincloss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Houghton Mifflin Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition, first printing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0-395-29084-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. The jacket shows rubbing, scratches, edge wear, small chips, and sticker residue at the upper-right corner of the front panel. It is protected in a clear removable cover. The interior appears clean and the binding sound. Please review the photographs, which show the actual copy offered.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInspired loosely by the life and career of influential political commentator Walter Lippmann, \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e examines the public legacy and private contradictions of Felix Leitner—a celebrated political philosopher, newspaper columnist, and adviser to American presidents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAfter Leitner’s death, a young biographer attempts to reconstruct his life through the sharply differing recollections of family members, friends, colleagues, and critics. What emerges is not a simple portrait of a great man but a layered study of influence, ambition, intellectual authority, and the difficulty of separating a public reputation from the person behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eLouis Auchincloss, an accomplished novelist and attorney known for his perceptive portrayals of old New York society, brings an insider’s understanding to the worlds of wealth, politics, publishing, and inherited privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhy We Love This Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is an absorbing choice for readers who enjoy intelligent social fiction, political history, literary portraits, and novels about the people who shape public opinion. Its fictionalized treatment of a Walter Lippmann-like figure also makes it an intriguing period document from an era when prominent newspaper columnists could wield remarkable national influence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44386239479988,"sku":"209-6","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/novelcover_57e0b838-8988-4875-9299-5a41afe35cc4.jpg?v=1789765857","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-prophet","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}