The time of our lives collected writings Works. Selections (2015) Noonan, Peggy 1950- creator author. text nyu 2015 2015 First edition. monographic eng print xliv, 445 pages ; 24 cm Witty, incisive, at times prophetic, and always original, this collection offers the best of Peggy Noonan's writing. The book travels the path of her remarkable career, showing how she became one of the most influential voices in America. It begins with an essay about Noonan's motivations as a writer and thinker, followed by a personal talk on the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded and the drafting of the speech Ronald Reagan would soon deliver. Then come chapters such as "People I miss, salutes to Tim Russert, Joan Rivers, Margaret Thatcher, and others; "Making trouble," Noonan's sharpest, funniest, and most critical columns about Democrats and Republicans, the idiocracy of government, and Beltway disconnect; "I just called to say I love you," her writing in the wake of 9-11, and clear-eyed foresight on what lay ahead in terms of war and sacrifice; "The loneliest president since Nixon," racking hope and change as it became disillusionment and disappointment with President Obama; and other sections where Noonan discerns the mood of the country, the melodrama of the historic 2008 election, her battles with the Catholic Church, and lighter meditations on baseball, a snowy afternoon in Brooklyn, and motherhood. Annotated throughout, The Time of our Lives articulates Noonan's conservative vision and provides readers with a majestic portrait of American life.--Adapted from book jacket. A lecture -- People I miss -- As I was telling Kate... -- America, America -- Having fun -- Making trouble -- What I told the bishops -- Uneasy pieces -- I just called to say I love you -- War -- What I saw at the evacuation -- My beautiful election -- The loneliest president since Nixon -- A republic, if we can keep it -- State of the Union. Peggy Noonan. Includes index. n-us--- United States Politics and government 2001-2009 United States Politics and government 2009-2017 National characteristics, American United States Social conditions 1980- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays HISTORY / United States / General POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism National characteristics, American Politics and government Social conditions United States Since 1980 fast E903 .N668 2015 973.927 POL032000 HIS036000 POL042020 9781455563111 1455563110 9781455536283 (hardcover : large print) 9781478904830 (audio cd) 2015027852 DLC 151008 20170928105939.0 in00003605951 eng