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Political Fictions by Joan Didion (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375718907
ISBN-139780375718908
eBay Product ID (ePID)2236053
Product Key Features
Book TitlePolitical Fictions
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicPolitical Process / Campaigns & Elections, General, American / General, American Government / General, Essays
GenrePolitical Science, Literary Collections
AuthorJoan Didion
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
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ReviewsWinner of the George Polk Book Award "One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world." -San Francisco Chronicle "Splendid . . . Didion [is] on pure zen target . . . [with] her sonar ear, her radar eye, and her ice pick/laser beam/night--scope sniper prose." - The New York Times Book Review "A steel spine of political argument . . . a mordant wit, refined critical powers, and a bone-deep knowledge of the ways in which Americans like to amuse and fool themselves." - The Washington Post Book World "One of the most preeminent voices of journalism has stepped into the ring. . . . [A] gift." -Susan Faludi, The New York Observer, "One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world."San Francisco Chronicle "Splendid . . . Didion [is] on pure zen target . . . [with] her sonar ear, her radar eye, and her ice pick/laser beam/night-scope sniper prose." TheNew York Times Book Review "A steel spine of political argument . . . a mordant wit, refined critical powers, and a bone-deep knowledge of the ways in which Americans like to amuse and fool themselves." The Washington PostBook World "One of the most preeminent voices of journalism has stepped into the ring. . . . [A] gift." Susan Faludi,The New York Observer From the Trade Paperback edition., "One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world." San Francisco Chronicle "Splendid . . . Didion [is] on pure zen target . . . [with] her sonar ear, her radar eye, and her ice pick/laser beam/night-scope sniper prose." The New York Times Book Review "A steel spine of political argument . . . a mordant wit, refined critical powers, and a bone-deep knowledge of the ways in which Americans like to amuse and fool themselves." The Washington Post Book World "One of the most preeminent voices of journalism has stepped into the ring. . . . [A] gift." Susan Faludi, The New York Observer, "One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world." San Francisco Chronicle "Splendid . . . Didion [is] on pure zen target . . . [with] her sonar ear, her radar eye, and her ice pick/laser beam/night-scope sniper prose." The New York Times Book Review "A steel spine of political argument . . . a mordant wit, refined critical powers, and a bone-deep knowledge of the ways in which Americans like to amuse and fool themselves." The Washington Post "One of the most preeminent voices of journalism has stepped into the ring. . . . [A] gift." Susan Faludi, The New York Observer
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal973.929
Table Of ContentA Foreword Insider Baseball The West Wing of Oz Eyes on the Prize Newt Gingrich, Superstar Political Pornography Clinton Agonistes Vichy Washington God's Country
SynopsisNational Bestseller In these coolly observant essays, Joan Didion looks at the American political process and at "that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life." Through the deconstruction of the sound bites and photo ops of three presidential campaigns, one presidential impeachment, and an unforgettable sex scandal, Didion reveals the mechanics of American politics. She tells us the uncomfortable truth about the way we vote, the candidates we vote for, and the people who tell us to vote for them. These pieces build, one on the other, into a disturbing portrait of the American political landscape, providing essential reading on our democracy. "One of our most cherished and insightful explicators of American culture...brings her perspective to the ultimate insider world." -- San Francisco Chronicle Winner of the George Polk Book Award, NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In these coolly observant essays, the iconic bestselling writer looks at the American political process and at that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life. Through the deconstruction of the sound bites and photo ops of three presidential campaigns, one presidential impeachment, and an unforgettable sex scandal, Didion reveals the mechanics of American politics. She tells us the uncomfortable truth about the way we vote, the candidates we vote for, and the people who tell us to vote for them. These pieces build, one on the other, into a disturbing portrait of the American political landscape, providing essential reading on our democracy., NATIONAL BESTSELLER . In these coolly observant essays, the iconic bestselling writer looks at the American political process and at "that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life." Through the deconstruction of the sound bites and photo ops of three presidential campaigns, one presidential impeachment, and an unforgettable sex scandal, Didion reveals the mechanics of American politics. She tells us the uncomfortable truth about the way we vote, the candidates we vote for, and the people who tell us to vote for them. These pieces build, one on the other, into a disturbing portrait of the American political landscape, providing essential reading on our democracy.
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