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Advise and Consent by Drury, Allen

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Condition
Like New
A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
2 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781614755746

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wordfire Press LLC
ISBN-10
1614755744
ISBN-13
9781614755746
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038812717

Product Key Features

Topic
Thrillers / General, Political, Historical
Publication Year
2017
Book Title
Advise and Consent
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
Author
Allen Drury
Format
Trade Paperback

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
The #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winnerAllen Drury¿s Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, a seminal work of political fiction¿as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey.Allen Drury has penetrated the world¿s stormiest political battleground¿the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate¿to reveal the bitter conflicts set in motion when the President calls upon the Senate to confirm his controversial choice for Secretary of State. This novel is a true epic showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists.From a Senate old-timer¿s wily maneuvers, a vicious demagogue¿s blistering smear campaign, the ugly personal jealousies that turn a highly qualified candidate into a public spectacle, to the tragic martyrdom of a presidential aspirant who refuses to sacrifice his principles for his career¿never has there been a more revealing picture of Washington¿s intricate political, diplomatic, and social worlds. Advise and Consent is a timeless story with clear echoes of today¿s headlines.Includes Allen Drury¿s never-before-published original preface to Advise and Consent, his essay for the Hoover Institution on the writing of the book, as well as poignant personal memoirs from Drury¿s heirs., The #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Allen Drury's Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, a seminal work of political fiction--as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey. Allen Drury has penetrated the world's stormiest political battleground--the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate--to reveal the bitter conflicts set in motion when the President calls upon the Senate to confirm his controversial choice for Secretary of State. This novel is a true epic showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists. From a Senate old-timer's wily maneuvers, a vicious demagogue's blistering smear campaign, the ugly personal jealousies that turn a highly qualified candidate into a public spectacle, to the tragic martyrdom of a presidential aspirant who refuses to sacrifice his principles for his career--never has there been a more revealing picture of Washington's intricate political, diplomatic, and social worlds. Advise and Consent is a timeless story with clear echoes of today's headlines. Includes Allen Drury's never-before-published original preface to Advise and Consent, his essay for the Hoover Institution on the writing of the book, as well as poignant personal memoirs from Drury's heirs.

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