Lighten Up, George - Hardcover

Buchwald, Art

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ISBN 10: 0399136673 ISBN 13: 9780399136672

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 1991

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The syndicated columnist irreverently describes his relationship with the White House, where he has served in such diverse capacities as chef, swimming coach, head bean counter, astrological liaison, and balancer of the federal budget

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From Library Journal:

Buchwald's ( Whose Rose Garden Is It, Anyway? , LJ 11/1/89) latest collection of irreverent musings, political and otherwise, deserves a prominent place in the bathroom magazine rack alongside the latest issue of Reader's Digest . That way a daily reading of one or two pieces is inevitable and more than a welcome relief. Of course, distressed librarians may recoil at such an exhortation, citing unsanitary conditions and a greater likelihood of the book being returned overdue. Nonetheless, how else is such an anthology of Buchwald's columns to be read? Certainly not in one sitting (so to speak). In this compilation, he muses on how it is now possible to conduct a television news interview without the subject of that interview answering a single question. He also points out the most common phrase attributed to today's heroes: "I don't remember." An obvious choice for Buchwald aficionados and collections of contemporary humor. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/91.
- Joe Accardi, Northeastern Illinois Univ. Lib., Chicago
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Columnist Buchwald's ( I Never Danced at the White House ) 29th book is another delightful collection of his newspaper pieces. The monumental changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union provide him with special opportunities to sparkle: he "covers" a gloomy meeting of ex-spies from both East and West in a Berlin cafe, all of them now jobless; he "reports" on a meeting of the Moscow Committee on Un-Soviet Affairs, trying to expose some of the 50 million former Communists in Russia; he foresees the time when U.S. political campaign planners will be called on to teach the Russians how to deploy dirty tricks. Other fine targets include simulated news stories on TV, college kids home for the summer, and the anti-smoking lobby. And there is a venture (rare for Buchwald) into gallows humor in the story of a People magazine photographer who covered Marie Antoinette for four years, ending with a photo of her execution--which is, of course, a head shot.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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