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Christopher Buckley The White House Mess
Penguin (Non-Classics) 0140097937 / 9780140097931 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Very Good
0140097937 0140097937 From Publishers WeeklyWith a dotty, pajama-clad President Reagan refusing to leave the White House on his successor's Inauguration Day, Buckley has given this farce of Oval Office politics a nearly perfect beginning. Unfortunately, he uses his best shot first and the rest of the book rarely equals the wit that energizes the hilarious opening. Parodying the familiar form of the White House memoir, Buckley (author of Steaming in Bamboola, son of William F. Buckley) recounts the turbulent years of the Democratic Tucker administration, as told by loyalist Herbert Wadlough. Through this former accountant's eyes, we see the infighting that plagues the White House, the President's faltering marriage to a former starlet, and his ongoing crises, including restoration of ties with Castro andin one of the novel's smarter sectionsa Marxist coup in Bermuda. Buckley, a onetime speechwriter for George Bush, obviously knows Washington's foibles and follies, but the zest of the book's early promise is smothered by an otherwise bland performance. Literary Guild alternate. (March 24pCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Product DescriptionAn uproarious comedy about a presidential administration totally off the rails. This fictional political memoir by the Personal Assistant to President Tucker, Herbert Wadlough, offers a unique, utterly self-serving inside view of the ill-fated Tucker administration, 1989-1993. "A brilliant satire . . . A witty, very funny, intricate spoof."--Bob Woodward.
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Jr. Buckley William F.; Christopher Little Windfall: The End of the Affair
New York Random House 1992 0679403973 / 9780679403975 First Edition/second Printing Hardcover Good
0679403973 0679403973 ISBN: 0679403973 Hardcover with dustjacket, Good/Good c. 1992, reddish orange/black bds. w/d.j., illus., 296pp., (lt.shelf wear, corners bumped, page ends lt.soiled, text clean, binding good, d.j. taped to bds., lt.edge wear, mylar cover, lt.rubbing). Ex-Library. Biographies & Memoirs. From Publishers Weekly Nineteen-ninety was an eventful year for the author: he was harpsichord soloist with the Yale and Raleigh, N.C., symphony orchestras, he retired as editor of the National Review, turned 65 and followed Columbus across the Atlantic. Buckley and five male companions (including son Christopher) chartered the 71-foot ketch Sealestial with captain, mate and cook for a November crossing, Lisbon to Barbados. As on other voyages ( Racing Through Paradise, Atlantic High ) each man kept a diary, and Buckley draws on them to round out his own account. In addition to the sailing adventure, there are many digressions. Buckley recalls his music lessons in childhood and his intense preparations for the 1990 concerts; he muses on the death of a friend, ponders family relationships and wonders whether this is his last sea voyage. The book is vintage Buckley--entertaining, irritating, never dull. Dolphin Book Club main selection; BOMC alternate. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From the Publisher A brilliant conclusion to William F. Buckley's sextet concerning his love of the sea with a surprisingly intimate and at times painful introspective examination of his life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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