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O is for Obama
O is for Obama

O is for Obama

An Irreverent A-to-Z Guide to Washington and Beltway Politics
By Dana Milbank, Illustrated by Mark Anderson

HUMOR

48 Pages, 10.75 x 10.75

Formats: Cloth, PDF, Mobipocket, EPUB

Cloth, $16.95 (US $16.95) (CA $18.95)

ISBN 9781600783197

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Oct 2009)
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F is for fun and L is for laughs in this rollicking romp through the alphabet poking good natured fun at Washington politics and politicians. The book takes unerring aim at the foibles and frailties of the political class and their inside-the-beltway blustering. With illustrations provided by award-winning artist Mark Anderson and verses and text written by Washington Post political writer Dana Milbank, this is political satire at its best. O is for Obama is a witty, non-partisan, and equal-opportunity ribbing of not just out-of-touch politicians, but also of greedy businessmen, tone-deaf bureaucrats, and ivory-tower elites that no frustrated voter fed up with Washington will want to be without.

Author Biography

Dana Milbank
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Dana Milbank is a columnist for the Washington Post. He has provided commentary for CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR and is the author of two books, the national bestseller Homo Politicus and Smashmouth. He lives in Washington, DC. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work has appeared on the back cover of Time, the New Yorker, and National Geographic and inside the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Outside, Harvard Business Review, and many other periodicals. He illustrates and designs Triumph Books' popular For the Love of . . . series.

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F is for fun and L is for laughs in a brand new rollicking romp through the alphabet poking good natured fun at Washington politics and politicians. In the new book O is for Obama: An Irreverent A-to-Z Guide to Washington and Beltway Politics, Dana Milbank and Mark Anderson take aim like never before at those elected officials and their policies that are in the public eye.

 

Nobody in the nation's capitol is safe from being satirized with the good, old-fashioned political humor found in O is for Obama: An Irreverent A-to-Z Guide to Washington and Beltway Politics, including:

 

  • C is for Clinton: Just when you thought she was finished, Voila!  Secretary of State!
  • G is for Gore: He hasn't cooled down yet, but he won a Nobel Prize
  • L is for Lobbyists: Just pass the laws they want, and you'll get a contribution
  • B is for Biden: Always good for a laugh
  • P is for Pelosi: Her strong-arm tactics are disguised in a silk Armani blouse
  • S is for Specter: Democrats said: Welcome Arlen!  Republicans said: Son of a gun!

 

With illustrations provided by award-winning artist Mark Anderson and verses and text written by Washington Post political writer Dana Milbank, author of Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes That Run Our Government, this is political satire at its best.

 

O Is For Obama is a witty, non-partisan and equal-opportunity ribbing of not just out-of-touch politicians, but also of greedy businessmen, tone-deaf bureaucrats and ivory-tower elites that no frustrated voter fed up with Washington will want to be without this holiday season.

 

About the authors:

When he is not writing ditties, Dana Milbank is a Washington Post columnist. His columns and his videos for washingtonpost.com chronicle the strange things our leaders do. He also has provided commentary for CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, and anybody else who will listen. He has written two books, the national bestseller Homo Politicus (Doubleday, 2008) and Smashmouth (Basic Books, 2001). He lives in Washington with his wife and daughter. He has not won a Pulitzer Prize.

 

Mark Anderson's illustrations have appeared on the back cover of Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic and inside The Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Outside, Harvard Business Review, and many other periodicals. He also illustrates and designs Triumph Books' popular For the Love of... series. He can be reached at mark@markandersonillustration.com.

 

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Contact: Bill Ames, Triumph Books, 312.252.1248, b.ames@triumphbooks.com