Run: A Novel About One Man's Quest to Save This Country From Itself

by G.R. Kearney

He has no money. He's never held elected office and no one knows him. He'snot a member of either political party and he knows no independent candidatehas ever come close to the White House. Despite this, he knows he must run.He must run because the country is hurtling toward an economic disaster thatcould see millions of Americans "out on their asses living in abjectpoverty." He must run because he knows real change is impossible until theAmerican people demand it from their politicians. He must run because-thoughmany say he's crazy-he knows he can save this country.Narrated through a series of media accounts, Run tells the story of NoaKalakaua's unlikely presidential campaign. A must-read for anyone who iseven considering voting, the book documents how Kalakaua, a University ofChicago economist, plays on America's fascination with celebrity to mount acreative and startlingly original low budget campaign that aims to reinventdemocracy, inspire the American people to think, and attempt to save anation careening toward disaster. For more information, please visit.

262 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 2008