{"title":"Mark Weinberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the compelling works of Mark Weinberg, a master of suspense and thrilling narratives. Perfect for fans of gripping mysteries and intricate plots. Start your next reading adventure here.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"movie-nights-with-the-reagans-book-mark-weinberg-9781501133992","title":"Movie Nights with the Reagans","description":"Former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares an intimate, behind-the-scenes look inside the Reagan presidency--told through the movies they watched together every week at Camp David. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat did President Ronald Reagan think of \u003ci\u003eRocky IV\u003c\/i\u003e? How did the Matthew Broderick film \u003ci\u003eWarGames\u003c\/i\u003e inform America's missile defense system? What Michael J. Fox movie made such an impression on President Reagan that he felt compelled to mention it in a speech to the Joint Session of Congress? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg travelled to Camp David each weekend with Ronald and Nancy Reagan. He was one of a few select members invited into the Aspen Lodge, where the First Family screened both contemporary and classic movies on Friday and Saturday nights. They watched movies in times of triumph, such as the aftermath of Reagan's 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, such as the explosion of the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e and the shooting of the President and Press Secretary Jim Brady. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeinberg's unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans--unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world, with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, what the Reagans thought of it, and provides warm anecdotes and untold stories about his family and the administration. From Reagan's pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eonce famously dubbed The Unknowable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMovie Nights with the Reagans\u003c\/i\u003e is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood's former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49521523425553,"sku":"GOR013185166","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49616125755665,"sku":"GOR011840041","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49756546334993,"sku":"CIN1501133993G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49809105092881,"sku":"CIN1501133993A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51175763411217,"sku":"CIN1501133993VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501133993.jpg?v=1750860178"},{"product_id":"movie-nights-with-the-reagans-book-mark-weinberg-9781501134005","title":"Movie Nights with the Reagans","description":"The former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares a “sentimental but often revealing…enjoyable walk down Memory Lane” (Kirkus Reviews)—told through the movies he watched with the Reagans every week at Camp David.  Over the course of eight years, Mark Weinberg travelled to Camp David with Ronald and Nancy Reagan as they screened movies on Friday and Saturday nights. They watched movies in times of triumph, such as the aftermath of Reagan’s 1984 landslide, and after moments of tragedy, such as the explosion of the Challenger and the shooting of the President and Press Secretary Jim Brady.   Weinberg’s unparalleled access offers a rare glimpse of the Reagans—unscripted, relaxed, unburdened by the world, with no cameras in sight. Each chapter discusses a legendary film, what the Reagans thought of it, and provides warm anecdotes and untold stories about his family and the administration. From Reagan’s pranks on the Secret Service to his thoughts on the parallels between Hollywood and Washington, Weinberg paints a full picture of the president The New Yorker once famously dubbed “The Unknowable.”   A “meander through a simpler time capturing a different time and a different president” (USA TODAY), Movie Nights with the Reagans is a nostalgic journey through the 1980s and its most iconic films, seen through the eyes of one of Hollywood’s former stars: one who was simultaneously transforming the Republican Party, the American economy, and the course of the Cold War. “For those equally enthused about movies and the fortieth president, this book will serve as a welcome change from today’s political climate” (Publishers Weekly).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49600453050641,"sku":"GOR013384237","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50103569187089,"sku":"CIN1501134000G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50378069704977,"sku":"CIN1501134000VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51030956769553,"sku":"NIN9781501134005","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501134000.jpg?v=1751307348"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-mark-weinberg.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}