This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral - Plus Plenty of Valet Parking - InAmerica's Gilded Capital

Mark Leibovich

ISBN 10: 0399170685 / ISBN 13: 9780399170683

Editore: Penguin Putnam Inc, 2014

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Hailed as vastly entertaining and deeply troubling (The New York Times BookReview), as insidery as Game Change (The Washington Post), and a hystericallyfunny portrait of the capital's vanities and ambitions (The New Yorker), ThisTown captured America's attention as the political book of 2013. With a newAfterword by author Mark Leibovich, the book that is changing the nationalconversation about Washington is available in a stunning new edition.Washington, D.C., might be loathed from every corner of the nation, yet theseare fun and busy days at this nexus of big politics, big money, big media, andbig vanity. There are no Democrats and Republicans anymore in the nation'scapital, just millionaires. In This Town, Mark Leibovich, chief nationalcorrespondent for The New York Times Magazine, presents a blistering, stunning--and often hysterically funny-- examination of our ruling class's incestuousmedia industrial complex. Through his eyes, we discover how the funeral for abeloved newsman becomes the social event of the year. How political reportersare fetishized for their ability to get their names into the predawn e-mailsent out by the city's most powerful and puzzled-over journalist. How adisgraced Hill aide can overcome ignominy and maybe emerge with a more potentbrand than many elected members of Congress. And how an administration bent onchanging Washington can be sucked into the ways of This Town with the sameease with which Tea Party insurgents can, once elected, settle into it like awarm bath. Outrageous, fascinating, and very necessary, This Town is a must-read, whether you're inside the Beltway--or just trying to get there.

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• Titolo: This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral - Plus Plenty of Valet Parking - InAmerica's Gilded Capital
• Editore: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0399170685
• ISBN 13: 9780399170683
• Rilegatura: Softcover
• Condizione: As New

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The #1 New York Times bestseller!

Washington D.C. might be loathed from every corner of the nation, yet these are fun and busy days at this nexus of big politics, big money, big media, and big vanity. There are no Democrats and Republicans anymore in the nation's capital, just millionaires. Through the eyes of Leibovich we discover how the funeral for a beloved newsman becomes the social event of the year; how political reporters are fetishized for their ability to get their names into the predawn e-mail sent out by the city's most powerful and puzzled-over journalist; how a disgraced Hill aide can overcome ignominy and maybe emerge with a more potent "brand" than many elected members of Congress. And how an administration bent on "changing Washington" can be sucked into the ways of This Town with the same ease with which Tea Party insurgents can, once elected, settle into it like a warm bath. Outrageous, fascinating, and very necessary, This Town is a must-read whether you're inside the highway which encircles DC - or just trying to get there.

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Mark Leibovich is a recipient of the National Magazine Award for profile writing. He is the author of four books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Thank You for Your Servitude and This Town. He recently joined The Atlantic, after a ten-year stint as chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine. Before arriving at the magazine in 2012, Leibovich covered national politics in the Times' Washington Bureau. He previously worked at The Washington Post and the San Jose Mercury News. He lives with his family in Washington, D.C.