Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity, and American Politics - Brossura

Collins, Gail

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0061139629 ISBN 13: 9780061139628

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2007

Riassunto

A collection of gossip from the worlds of politics, movies, television, sports, and popular culture in general includes rumors about Bill Clinton, Mamie Eisenhower, and Richard Gere but also focuses on the more serious effects of gossip on lives and careers. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Gail Collins, a columnist for the New York Times, was the the first woman ever to serve as editorial page editor for the paper. Previously, she was a member of the Times editorial board, and a columnist for the New York Daily News and New York Newsday.

Product Description:

From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, "Scorpion Tongues" is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians and entertainers over the last 200 years, Gail Collins examines the evolving relationship between politicians and the press and the blurring of the lines between politicians and celebrities. Supported by extensive research and written with an entertaining flair, she speculates on how gossip reflects the current moral compass of the time, noting how a rumor, like an unpredictable summer tornado, can flatten one reputation while a similar story passes over another with hardly a rustle. "Hilariously readable" ("The Economist"), "Scorpion Tongues" offers sinful scandals and mild hearsay for every taste.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061139629
• ISBN 13: 9780061139628
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 364