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WHAT IT TAKES-RICHARD BEN CRAMER -DOES MUCH CHANGE IN AMERICAN POLITICS ?

gordonhastings wrote 2 months ago: Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist Richard Ben Cramer died in January of this year. Cramer … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, What It Takes, Bob Dole, George H. W. Bush, michael dukakis, Gary Hart, Richard Gephardt

Vanity Charity3 comments

Alan Cantor wrote 2 months ago: Back in the 1930s, a series of movies starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland popularized the notion … more →

Tags: Al's Observations, judy garland, mickey rooney, Josh Beckett Foundation, Tom Brady, Celebrity Charity, athletes and charity, nonprofit start ups, Boston Globe

Richard Ben Cramer and "What It Takes"

James Thomas Snyder wrote 3 months ago: There was no shortage of praise for Richard Ben Cramer upon his death earlier this month. The author … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Politics and Political Theory, 1988 presidential campaign, Nature of Politics, Politics, Western political philosophy, What It Takes

Make a Future for Longform Journalism

diana@ossaat wrote 4 months ago: Richard Ben Cramer, an iconic longform journalist dies at the age 62. A fellow journalist and friend … more →

Tags: Opinions, Long.Form, Journalism, Social Media, Stephen Rodrick, Political Coverage

A must-read book on American politics6 comments

Stephen Wang wrote 4 months ago: Richard Ben Cramer died this week, author of the magisterial What It Takes, about the 1988 US Presid … more →

Tags: Books, Politics, What It Takes, American Politics, Richard cramer, presidential campaigns

Richard Ben Cramer.

tmitrosilis wrote 4 months ago: The piece they call Richard Ben Cramer’s finest work reads like unkempt morning hair. This makes it … more →

Tags: writing, Sports, Baseball, Reading, Blogging, blogs, Profiles, Ted Williams, Esquire

The Tapes: Jan. 11

shawnfury wrote 4 months ago: Time for our weekly check on the wild and the wacky, the sublime and the heartbreaking. In other wor … more →

Tags: Terry Vandrovec, Shawn Fury, The Tapes, Dan Wetzel, Jeff Pearlman, Ted Williams, Robert Griffin III, Tom Verducci

Richard Ben Cramer

Mark wrote 4 months ago: A while back, a friend was asking me for a good political read. It was a stroke of good timing: I … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Joe DiMaggio, Books, What It Takes, The Hero's Life, Sports Biographies

Book Bits: Dick Wolf, Tablets overtaking laptops, Sue Grafton, Comic books in school, 'Tenth of December'

knightofswords wrote 4 months ago: I often start out my days by stopping by Today in Literature for an interesting article about a well … more →

Tags: News, Book Bits, Book News, dick wolf, Sue Grafton, Harvey Shapiro, Five Lieutenants, Eleanor Morse, Manu Joseph

Richard Ben Cramer: A hero missed (via ESPN)

AD wrote 4 months ago: I did not want to work with Richard Ben Cramer. OK, I did. I adored him as a writer and journalist. … more →

Tags: ALDLAND, ESPN, NASCAR, Ryan McGee, Dale Earnhardt

Must read

Florangela Davila wrote 4 months ago: On my list of things to read when I’ve got a minute. Richard Ben Cramer, RIP   … more →

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Dad's friend Richard, the writer1 comment

wayne lockwood wrote 4 months ago: My dad left me a voicemail this morning: “Yeah, Wayne, it’s your dad. I wanted to tell y … more →

Tags: writing, Pulitzer, Wayne Lockwood, Codorus Press, chestertown, Pulitzer Prize, Deaths, Baseball

Study shows today's kids think way too highly of themselves. A picture that sums up our world, circa 2013. And a beautiful tribute to Richard Ben Cramer.

michaeljlewis wrote 4 months ago: **This post written while happily savoring another Duke victory, the 15th of the season, without a d … more →

Tags: tom junod, Jean Zwenge, San Diego State, Dan Higgins

Richard Ben Cramer has died2 comments

Richard Bowker wrote 4 months ago: He was the author of the great book about the 1988 presidential election, What It Takes, which I tal … more →

Tags: writing, Politics, Writing #2, Politics 2, What It Takes

RIP Richard Ben Cramer1 comment

Behind Blue Skies wrote 4 months ago: Picture from: philly.com My first encounter with journalist Richard Ben Cramer went something like t … more →

Tags: Thoughts on journalism, Gay Talese, Esquire

Richard Ben Cramer, Rest in Peace

mclewisbooks wrote 4 months ago: Just heard the very sad news this morning that Richard Ben Cramer has passed away. He was the author … more →

Tags: White House, Vice President, 2012 election, Biden, Campaign Tactics, Politics, Politicals, Washington, Political Books

Quote of the day, Jan. 9

dwbulla wrote 4 months ago: Richard Ben Cramer “It’s like a drug, the feeling you could make a difference….” … more →

Tags: General

Award-Winning Journalist, Richard Ben Cramer, Dies

petermilo1025 wrote 4 months ago: WASHINGTON (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer, whose in-depth non-fiction s … more →

Tags: News, Baseball, Ted Williams, Pulitzer Prize, Joe DiMaggio, 1988 Presidential election

'What It Takes' author Richard Ben Cramer dies at 62

Brett Taylor wrote 4 months ago: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer, author of “What It Takes: The Way to the … more →

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