{"product_id":"they-eat-puppies-dont-they-paperback","title":"They Eat Puppies, Don't They? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist \"Bird\" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. When Bird fails to uncover an authentic reason to slander the nation, he and Angel put the Washington media machine to work, spreading a rumor that the Chinese secret service is working to assassinate the Dalai Lama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile in China, mild-mannered President Fa Mengyao and his devoted aide Gang are maneuvering desperately against sinister party hard-liners Minister Lo and General Han. Now Fa and Gang must convince the world that the People's Republic is not out to kill the Dalai Lama, while maintaining Fa's small margin of power in the increasingly militaristic environment of the party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the home front, Bird must contend with a high-strung wife who entertains Olympic equestrian ambition, and the qualifying competition happens to be taking place in China. As things unravel abroad, Bird and Angel's lie comes dangerously close to reality. And as their relationship rises to a new level, so do mounting tensions between the United States and China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1952. He was educated at Portsmouth Abbey, worked on a Norwegian tramp freighter and graduated cum laude from Yale. At age 24 he was managing editor of Esquire magazine; at 29, chief speechwriter to the Vice President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eForbes FYI\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (now \u003ci\u003eForbesLife\u003c\/i\u003e), where he is now editor-at-large. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He is the author of fifteen books, which have translated into sixteen languages. They include: \u003ci\u003eSteaming To Bamboola, The White House Mess, Wet Work, God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, No Way To Treat a First Lady, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday, Supreme Courtship, Losing Mum And Pup: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThank You For Smoking\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a movie in 2005. Most have been named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, National Geographic, New York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Monthly, Forbes, Esquire, Vogue, Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He received the Washington Irving Prize for Literary Excellence and the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He lives in Connecticut.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42193853284432,"sku":"9780446540964","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/BSL2ErTjw19780446540964.webp?v=1775080375","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/they-eat-puppies-dont-they-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}