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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Thank You for Smoking: A Novel List Price: $13.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780812976526 ISBN: 0812976525 Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: February 14, 2006 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Release Date: February 14, 2006 Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: "Nick Naylor had been called many things since becoming chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. But until now no one had actually compared him to Satan." They might as well have, though. "Gucci Goebbels," "yuppie Mephistopheles," and "death merchant" are just a few endearments Naylor has earned himself as the tobacco lobby's premier spin doctor. The hero of Thank You for Smoking does of course have his fans. His arguments against the neo-puritanical antismoking trends of the '90s have made him a repeat guest on Larry King, and the granddaddy of Winston-Salem wants him to be the anointed heir. Still, his newfound notoriety has unleashed a deluge of death threats. Christopher Buckley's satirical gift shines in this hilarious look at the ironies of "personal freedom" and the unbearable smugness of political correctness. Bracing in its cynicism, Thank You for Smoking is a delightful meander off the beaten path of mainstream American ethics. And despite his hypertension-inducing, slander-splattered, morally bankrupt behavior--which leads one Larry King listener to describe him as "lower than whale crap"--you'll find yourself rooting for smoking's mass enabler. --Rebekah Warren Product Description: 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 the original Puff Daddy? Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not what I expectedNot exaclty what I expected, I was thinking a little bit more humorous muck-raking. (I was hoping for The Jungle...with Jokes!) It was not that. Though the book does gloss over the process that the Special Interests use when developing their stratagies, the book ends up being a contrived office pollitics "thirller" with the main mystery being too easily solved for me, and the loose ends of his life left way to unresolved. Rating:  - Swift Would Be ProudSometimes Buckley is perfect in his writing and "Thank You For Smoking" is one of his works that is a home run in terms of satire. In the world of anti-smoking the protanginist works to make tabacco welcome in his job as PR for the tabacco industry. And of course there are anti-soking elements/factions who do not take too kkindly to what he is trying to do as his job, which of course leads to witty and insightful dialogs and confrontations. Some of the best parts are where ... Read More Rating: - Hilarious ... Well worth the price of admission ... funny, funny stuff; great satire. NOW, I'll rent the movie ... Books always come first. Rating: - AWESOMEIf you liked the movie at all, you will love the book. I'm going to read all of Buckley's novels now. Rating: - smoking gunI thought it was great and I wish I could write as well as Mr. Buckley. Makes me want to find more of his books to read 
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