| Waterloo Contributor(s): Olsson, Karen (Author), Fields, Anna (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786178205 ISBN-13: 9780786178209 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: November 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 6.62" (0.21 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Locality - Austin-San Marcos, Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "You're in a slump." Nick Lasseter's boss is talking about his job performance as a reporter for the Waterloo Weekly, but he might as well be talking about Nick's whole life. His current assignment, a profile of a legendary liberal ex-congressman, is in trouble even before the subject abruptly dies. When Nick grudgingly agrees to write a piece about a rising female Republican legislator, he stumbles onto a political fight in which the good guys and bad guys start to seem interchangeable. Then, when he gets involved with the late congressman's confidante, it seems that not even the deceased can be relied on to stick to their stories. Some things never change: the moral ambiguity of practical politics, and the hilarious cluelessness of young men in love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Olsson, Karen: - Karen Olsson is a writer at large for Texas Monthly and a former editor of the Texas Observer. Her award-winning writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Baffler, The Nation, and other publications. She lives in Austin. Fields, Anna: -Anna Fields (1965-2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio. |