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Thank You for Smoking Paperback – April 28, 1995

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Nick Naylor likes his job. In the neo-puritanical nineties, it's a challenge to defend the rights of smokers and a privilege to promote their liberty. Sure, it hurts a little when you're compared to Nazi war criminals, but Nick says he's just doing what it takes to pay the mortgage and put his son through Washington's elite private school St. Euthanasius. He can handle the pressure from the antismoking zealots, but he is less certain about his new boss, BR, who questions whether Nick is worth $150,000 a year to fight a losing war. Under pressure to produce results, Nick goes on a PR offensive. But his heightened notoriety makes him a target for someone who wants to prove just how hazardous smoking can be. If Nick isn't careful, he's going to be stubbed out.
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    Harper Perennial
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    April 28, 1995
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    5.31 x 0.65 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0060976624
  7. ISBN-13
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"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

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Buckley's caricatures of Washington politics, corporate power plays, media spin control, Hollywood pretensions and the human foibles of self-delusion and denial are appallingly right on the money in this...laugh-out-loud novel. -- The San Francisco Chronicle

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (April 28, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060976624
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060976620
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.65 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 588 ratings

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Christopher Buckley 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 "Forbes FYI" magazine (now "ForbesLife"), where he is now editor-at-large.

He is the author of fifteen books, which have translated into sixteen languages. They include: "Steaming 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," and "Thank You For Smoking," which was made into a movie in 2005. Most have been named "New York Times" Notable Books of the Year. His most recent novel is "They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?"

He has written for "The New York Times," "Washington Post," "Wall Street Journal," "The New Yorker," "Atlantic Monthly," "Time," "Newsweek," "Vanity Fair," "National Geographic," "New York Magazine," "The Washington Monthly," "Forbes," "Esquire," "Vogue," "Daily Beast," and other publications.

He received the Washington Irving Prize for Literary Excellence and the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He lives in Connecticut.

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Customers find the book very funny, witty, and entertaining. They appreciate the rich sense of irony and insider knowledge.

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"...of this book and the writing is OK and flows to make an engaging and funny book that showed a side of lobbying in DC I'd never known before..." Read more

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Customers find the book funny, sad, and memorable. They say the characters are phenomenal. However, some readers feel the movie is better.

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"...the movie but the story deviates quite a bit, they are both very good in their own right." Read more

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Customers find the book well-written, entertaining, and easy to read. They appreciate the fantastic imagination and command of English.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Puff goes the dragon!
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I picked up this book to read for my short flight to Miami from NY. I was so engrossed in it that when we landed, I didn't want to get off the plane but continue reading! Originally published 16 years ago, I never felt it was dated reading it today. Funny, witty and absolutely a joy to read, this is the BEST satirical novel I have ever read! The book is only 272 pages, so it's very easy to digest. I also loved the movie, but I loved the book even more. I am now a Christopher Buckley fan!
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Sandra Louden
4.0 out of 5 stars Updated Review of Thank You For Smoking
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The main character is brash, seemingly without a conscience in that he will say anything, do anything, pretend anything to get his agenda across. The book is cynical, but overall is enjoyable to read. The main problem is that it's dated. We are placed in the fast-paced world of Washington lobbyists of three controversial "causes"--i.e. smoking, drinking, shooting (cigarettes, alcohol, guns), the language is hip, the people jaded. However, when the book was written in 1994, technology was quite different than it is today...no Facebook, Tweeting, Pinterest, smart phones, etc. So it definitely shows its age and as such, is dated without the eventual imprimatur of being quaint or retro. Give it another 20 years & this book may well be considered a "beloved classic." I included it as one of our books to discuss in my book discussion group & my sixth sense tells me it will be a lively discussion.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, easy read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I like the different and quirky premise of this book and ...
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I saw the movie 'Thank You For Smoking' years ago before I read the book. So from what I remember the book/movie are compatible and the movie helped me to put faces to the characters. I like the different and quirky premise of this book and the writing is OK and flows to make an engaging and funny book that showed a side of lobbying in DC I'd never known before including the gun & alcohol lobbies. I looked forward to reading ity every nite and will keep it on my bookshelf and read it again in the future. Also I want to see the movie again!
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ErikTheP
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabricate Your Own Opinions
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2011
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This book spoke to me. I am a smoker, and I do not condone it to ANYONE, knowing how bad it is for you. this book does not condone smoking either, rather it is a satirical commentary on how ridiculous it is that people attack everything. The truth is, most smokers know how bad it is for you, just as most thrill-seekers know the risk of them dying in a terrible accident. Personally, I don't care. So, before anyone denounces this book as a book advocating death (I told someone I was reading it and they called it that), read the book. See for yourself its true purpose. I loved it.
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Howard Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Still dead on the money, years later
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022
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I re-read this book recently and it still nails many of the issues existent on K street. Hysterically funny, a little sad upon reflection, and well written by an insightful man.
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Br André Rafael
5.0 out of 5 stars A tobacco book
Reviewed in Brazil on January 11, 2024
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This was the first e-book about tobacco that I've read and I've enjoyed this tobacco-fictional story. I'm already reading the second e-book related to tobacco, but this one talks about tobacco and other drugs is a historical book.
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Snapdragon
5.0 out of 5 stars Sarcasm ignited
Reviewed in Australia on November 13, 2018
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Very funny. Very witty. Tobacco spokesman Nick Naylor lies through his teeth, distorting reality with masterful spin. He has regular meetings with the Mod squad (Merchants of Death): his colleagues who speak for the gun and alcohol lobbies. Things get weird when he’s kidnapped and plastered with nicotine patches. The medical consequences are luridly described. Then the FBI come poking around. They seem to think that he kidnapped himself to get sympathy. This is a light book, sure, but it blitzes on at a cracking pace, fully informed of lobbyist shenanigans, the media, the power-broking film world, the ludicrous extravagances of the extremely rich, all described with many a laugh-inducing simile or metaphor. Comedy for the clever.
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Peter von Moellendorff
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein Klassiker der burlesken Gesellschaftskritik
Reviewed in Germany on November 1, 2015
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Hochgradig witzig läßt Buckley seinen Helden als Berufszyniker, konfrontiert mit einer scheinbaren Saubermanngesellschaft, die sich eine milliardenschwere Rauchwarenindustrie gönnt, während sie sie gleichzeitig in den Medien an den Pranger stellt, zwischen den Fronten hin- und herwandern. Unbedingt zu empfehlen, genauso wie "Florence von Arabien". Brillant geschrieben und konstruiert.
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jiujiang85
5.0 out of 5 stars good price, fast delivery, book in great condition
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2014
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The book is in a brand new condition. It does not look like second hand at all. It cost near nothing, but the delivery fee.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Divertida
Reviewed in Spain on May 23, 2014
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Lo mejor que puedo decir sobre esta novela es que la encontré divertida, y su lectura me generó más de una sonrisa.
Para pasar el rato, entretenida, y con una ironía muy de agradecer.
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