| This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral--Plus Plenty of Valet Parking!--In America's Gilded Capital Contributor(s): Leibovich, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399170685 ISBN-13: 9780399170683 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - National - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.209 |
| LCCN: 2014415077 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.2" (0.88 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Locality - Washington, D.C. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A #1 New York Times bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times 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. |