Thank You for Smoking

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [10], 272, [6] p. DJ has some wear, and soiling. Signed by author on fep. From Wikipedia: "Christopher Taylor Buckley (born September 28, 1952) is an American political satirist and the author of novels including God Is My Broker, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, The White House Mess, No Way to Treat a First Lady, Wet Work, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday, Supreme Courtship, Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir and, most recently, They Eat Puppies, Don't They? : A Novel. He became managing editor of Esquire. In 1981, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work as chief speechwriter for Vice President George H. W. Bush. This experience led to his novel The White House Mess, a satire on White House office politics and political memoirs. Buckley's Thank You for Smoking is another satire, its protagonist a lobbyist for the tobacco industry, Nick Naylor. Thank You for Smoking was adapted into a movie written and directed by Jason Reitman. It was released on 17 March 2006." Derived from a Kirkus review: Buckley displays an appetite for current affairs and a talent for converting some of America's social issues into light comedy. Thank You for Smoking chronicles Nick Naylor, chief propagandist for the tobacco industry and personally despised by cancer victims, the medical profession, talk show audiences, and most of Capitol Hill. Naylor's two best friends are equally maligned scapegoats, spokespeople for the alcohol and firearms industries respectively. Naylor's problem is that he is good at what he does; a matchless adversary on talk show debates, he deflates opponents with charisma and finesse. When he is kidnapped by militants who cover him with nicotine patches, he becomes an instant hero and hounded by the press. As his fame increases, he hobnobs with Oprah Winfrey, Today show stars, and caricatures of familiar movie brokers and politicians. The FBI seems to think the abduction was a publicity stunt and has evidence to prove it.…