Two Great Tastes

I see that the Amazon page for Heads in the Sand is telling me that people who buy my book might also enjoy Rick Perlstein's Nixonland. Indeed, you can buy both simultaneously for just $41.88.

As it happens, I just got to read the first 15 pages or so of Nixonland yesterday before relinquishing Spencer's copy back to him, and it's eye-opening. While Rick's been slumming it up as a blogger and pamphleteer, I'd sort of forgotten what an engaging, evocative narrative writer he is. Somewhat confusingly, the book's not about Nixon, it's about the "Nixon era" of American politics starting in 1966. But buy the book. And buy my book, too. Buy them together.

Comments

You might as well find out now that italics are actually quite an ineffective way of persuading people.

Posted by burning flock | March 23, 2008 4:38 PM

No, buy this.

Posted by M | March 23, 2008 4:40 PM

How much will you pay me to buy your book?

Posted by chuck darwin | March 23, 2008 4:41 PM

Looks like Perlstein's book is beating your book in the sales rankings pretty badly (#28,118 vs. #111,287). Not that being #28,118 is good either.

Though I'm sure you'll get a nice pithy review of Heads in the Sand in the New York Times Book Review. Which is what counts, right?

Posted by Korha | March 23, 2008 4:45 PM

Which is what counts, right?

Not really, no.

Posted by Matthew Yglesias | March 23, 2008 5:03 PM

ha, I just noticed Ezra Klein's quote for your book.

Posted by matthewcc | March 23, 2008 5:22 PM

ha, I just noticed Ezra Klein's quote for your book.

Funny, right? Kinda makes you want to buy the book, right?

Posted by Matthew Yglesias | March 23, 2008 5:36 PM

I finally bought your book. I promise to read it. See, repeated reminders really do help.

Also, Ezra's review was incredible.

Posted by Eric | March 23, 2008 5:38 PM

Funny, I just noticed Ezra's review also. Brilliant.

Posted by Mike | March 23, 2008 7:33 PM

I would say the NYT Times book review does count, as it would result in a push to the top 20000. Whatever gets the book read.

Posted by nolaboyd | March 23, 2008 9:18 PM

Matt, you wrote a book?

Posted by Brent | March 23, 2008 9:58 PM

Kindle me! (then I'll buy it)

Posted by Mike | March 23, 2008 10:36 PM

If this is how much he pimps his first book, I don't want to see what it's like once he sells the movie rights.

Posted by Reality Man | March 23, 2008 11:03 PM

Posting the last ten seconds of this video every day should help sales.

Posted by washerdreyer | March 24, 2008 1:25 AM

washerdreyer, props on "The Critic" post. Oh, how I remember when I used to be into nostalgia.

Posted by Reality Man | March 24, 2008 1:40 AM

wrangle your way onto IMUS then you'll really sell dead trees.

Posted by mike c | March 24, 2008 7:46 AM

Seriously, will your book be available in Kindle format anytime soon?

Please know I am aware I sound like a dick every time I say or write the word "Kindle."

Posted by Mike | March 24, 2008 6:22 PM