WHITEWASH: The Definitive Insider's Account of the Shocking Valeria Soledad Scandal - Couverture souple

Cosson, Chuck

 
9780595336333: WHITEWASH: The Definitive Insider's Account of the Shocking Valeria Soledad Scandal
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595336337 ISBN 13 : 9780595336333
Editeur : iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

Praise for "Whitewash""F***ing Brilliant"-The Estate of Euan O'Dell"How does Blair do it? Everyone in this town talks to Erik Blair, because if you don't, you're screwed."-Paris Biddle Blumenthal"Blair's paroxysms of outrage at being a victim of deception speak for all of us who thought we knew what we knew when we knew it. And his unparalleled gift for the intimate anecdote reveals an inner Washington we all should have seen coming a long time ago"-Frank Arouet"A disarming account which reveals the salient fact of modern political life: the perpetual war between honesty and loyalty. Whitewash" should awaken us from our dogmatic slumbers"-Samantha Franken ButlerWhen Erik Blair took in a homeless woman, injured by the roadside, he could not possibly have imagined the staggering rise to fame and power that the future held for her. Nor could he have known that she was hiding a secret life. The CIA, the President, and his staff most certainly could discern her true identity, though, if only they would dare to look. But is there anyone willing to pay the price of honor ?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Praise for "Whitewash""F***ing Brilliant"-The Estate of Euan O'Dell"How does Blair do it? Everyone in this town talks to Erik Blair, because if you don't, you're screwed."-Paris Biddle Blumenthal"Blair's paroxysms of outrage at being a victim of deception speak for all of us who thought we knew what we knew when we knew it. And his unparalleled gift for the intimate anecdote reveals an inner Washington we all should have seen coming a long time ago"-Frank Arouet"A disarming account which reveals the salient fact of modern political life: the perpetual war between honesty and loyalty. Whitewash" should awaken us from our dogmatic slumbers"-Samantha Franken ButlerWhen Erik Blair took in a homeless woman, injured by the roadside, he could not possibly have imagined the staggering rise to fame and power that the future held for her. Nor could he have known that she was hiding a secret life. The CIA, the President, and his staff most certainly could discern her true identity, though, if only they would dare to look. But is there anyone willing to pay the price of honor ?

Biographie de l'auteur

Erik Blair was born in England and educated at Oxford. He began his career as a copy boy, fetch-all, and general object of ridicule at the Times; he has also written for the New Bourgeois, and was German correspondent for the Luftewaffler. He emigrated to America in 1987 and has been with the Washington Bee since 1996. He is currently at work on a new book, tentatively titled Agitprop for the Old, Rumpled and Wan.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595336337
ISBN 13 
9780595336333
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
218
Coordonnées du fabricant
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