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This Town

Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital

By (author) Mark Leibovich
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, United States
Imprint: Blue Rider Press
Published: 16th Jul 2013
Dimensions: w 164mm h 234mm d 33mm
Weight: 616g
ISBN-10: 0399161309
ISBN-13: 9780399161308
Barcode No: 9780399161308
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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. In This Town, Mark Leibovich, chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, presents a blistering, stunning--and often hysterically funny-- examination of our ruling class's incestuous "media industrial complex." Through his eyes, 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 Beltway--or just trying to get there.

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