Beating Around The Bush: Political Humor 2000-2006

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Newly revised and expanded with columns through 2005, Beating Around the Bush examines the ridiculous people and preposterous events that make up North America's daily reality. Pulitzer prize winning Washington Post columnist Art Buchwald's satirical voice darts at politicians, power and the media without pause. A self-described troublemaker, Buchwald continues to represent the great American traits of skepticism, humour and a refusal to compromise in the face of absurdity.

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"Buchwald has single-handedly restored humour to contemporary journalism" - Los Angeles Times "Quite simply, the funniest U.S. newspaper columnist published today and one of the nation's sharpest political satirists" - Newsweek"

Author Bio

Art Buchwald was born in Mt. Vernon, New York, and raised in Hollis, Queens. After serving in the Pacific in World War II and a stint at USC he moved to Paris and began his long career as a columnist and author. He has written thirty-two books, including two children's books and two novels, most recently Stella in Heaven. He was the recipient of the Pulitzer prize for "Outstanding Commentary" in 1982, and in 1986 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Mr Buchwald is a workaholic and has no hobbies.