Christopher Buckley Livres

Nick Naylor a sûrement le job le plus ingrat de tous les Etats-Unis. Porte-parole de l'industrie du tabac, il est l'un des hommes les plus impopulaires de Washington. De conférence de presse en talk-show télévisé, de colloque sur la santé en réunion à Hollywood, son habile - et douteuse - défense du tabagisme soulève les passions et l'entraîne dans des aventures invraisemblables. Voire parfois périlleuses... Drôle, cocasse, un rien provocateur et très peu politically correct, ce roman qui se moque du " néo-puritanisme " américain, tout en soulignant l'hypocrisie profonde et choquante de l'industrie du tabac, est un véritable tour de force. Christopher Buckley fait preuve, dans cette satire de l'Amérique d'aujourd'hui, d'une finesse, d'un mordant et d'un humour dévastateurs.

J. O. Banion est un coriace : son talk-show bat les records d'audience en déliant les langues de bois. Le jour où il croise un engin lumineux et des êtres parlant une langue incompréhensible, il doute. Des jardiniers ? Des pompiers ? Des terroristes ? La seule réponse plausible : des extra-terrestres. Le plus cynique des présentateurs télé doit prouver que les petits hommes verts existent...

Ils exagèrent, tous ces retraités. À Washington, entre villas de luxe et terrains de golf, ils sont de plus en plus nombreux à vivre aux crochets de la jeune génération. Aidée par un sénateur assoiffé de pouvoir, Cassandra, conseillère en communication et bloggeuse révoltée, déclare la guerre aux baby-boomers. Son arme ? Le "transitionnement volontaire", comprenez : le suicide assisté...

Featuring distinctive wordplay and quirky opinions, this collection of essays showcases Christopher Buckley's wit and insight. Readers can enjoy both brief, light-hearted pieces and more in-depth explorations, making it perfect for those seeking a quick smile or a thoughtful linger. Buckley’s engaging style ensures that he is a delightful companion throughout the diverse topics covered.

With a pajama-clad President Reagan refusing to leave the White House on his successor’s Inauguration Day, Buckley has given this farce of Oval Office politics a nearly perfect beginning. Parodying the familiar form of the White House memoir, Buckley recounts the turbulent years of the Democratic Tucker administration, as told by loyalist Herbert Wadlough. Through this former accountant’s eyes, we see the infighting that plagues the White House, the President’s faltering marriage to a former starlet, and his ongoing crises.

Steaming to Bamboola is a story of the author's time at sea. He tells first- hand about typhoons, cargoes, smuggling, mid-ocean burials, rescues, stowaways, hard places, hard drinking, and hard romance.

Set in 1517, the narrative follows Dismas, a relic hunter known for his questionable integrity, as he partners with artist Dèurer to create a fraudulent shroud. Their scheme backfires when Dèurer's arrogance reveals their deception to Cardinal Albrecht, who then captures them and sends them on a perilous mission to steal the revered Shroud of Chambâery. This adventure delves into themes of greed, pride, and the lengths one will go to for wealth and status, all against a backdrop of religious intrigue and historical significance.

In this sharp satire by acclaimed author Tom Wolfe, the U.S. President seeks revenge on the Senate by nominating a beloved TV judge to the Supreme Court. Praised for his humor and political wit, Wolfe delivers a hilarious critique of contemporary politics in this trade paperback edition.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Nobody blows smoke like Nick Naylor. He’s a spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies–in other words, a flack for cigarette companies, paid to promote their product on talk and news shows. The problem? He’s so good at his job, so effortlessly unethical, that he’s become a target for both anti-tobacco terrorists and for the FBI. In a country where half the people want to outlaw pleasure and the other want to sell you a disease, what will become of Nick Naylor?

Maintaining the froideur that has won her little public support, First Lady Elizabeth Tyler MacMann needs to find the hottest lawyer in town to defend her in the biggest murder trial in America's history. And that means taking on the services of the fiance she dumped at law school in order to marry the then distinguished war hero who eventually becomes President. Serially divorced, Boyce Baylor is not surprised - he's the only attorney up to the job and he knows it. It's all going swimmingly - he's got it nailed, until his client decides she wants to take the stand and restore her reputation and he has no choice but to acquiesce. Throw in several egos the size of the White House, media-spin like there's no tomorrow, the old boy network, some very underhand business involving the FBI, a pregnancy, a few sex toys and a dose of Viagra and you're some way into this delicious farce - which becomes all the more delicious when you realise how small a leap of the imagination is required to get there.