What's a "Power Mourner?" Ask Mark Leibovich, the author of This Town: Two Parties a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America. This new book by the chief national correspondent for the New York Times Magazine presents a witty and stunning examination of the Washington ruling class.
What's a "Power Mourner?" Ask Mark Leibovich, the author of This Town: Two Parties a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America. This new book by the chief national correspondent for the New York Times Magazine presents a witty and stunning examination of the Washington ruling class.
Here's an excerpt from a recent review:
So when Mark Leibovich sketches a portrait of the nation’s capital — a phrase used only by people who don’t live there — and calls it “This Town,” you know he’s got a sharp ear, and a sharp eye to accompany it. You also know that he’s got the sharp knives out. Here it is, Washington in all its splendid, sordid glory: the pols, the pundits, the Porsches. Plus the hangers-on, the strivers, the image makers and the sellouts, all comprising what Mr. Leibovich calls “a political herd that never dies or gets older, only jowlier, richer and more heavily made-up.”
If you're looking for a hilarious, fascinating read...this may be it.
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