This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral - Plus Plenty of Valet Parking - InAmerica's Gilded Capital
By Mark LeibovichHailed as 'vastly entertaining and deeply troubling' (The New York Times Book Review), 'as insidery as Game Change' (The Washington Post), and a 'hysterically funny portrait of the capital's vanities and ambitions' (The New Yorker), This Town captured America's attention as the political book of 2013. With a new Introduction by author MarkLeibovich, the book that is changing the national conversation about Washington is available in a stunning new edition. 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.
Book details
- Paperback
- 416 pages
- English
- 0399170685
- 9780399170683
About Mark Leibovich
mark leibovich is the new york times magazine chief national correspondent, based in washington, dc. in 2011, he received a national magazine award for his Read More about Mark Leibovich
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