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The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate
Marjorie Williams
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Description for The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate
Paperback. One of Washington's finest writers on people, politics, and life -- collected for the first time. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Marjorie Williams knew Washington from top to bottom. Beloved for her sharp analysis, elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character, Williams wrote political profiles for the Washington Post and Vanity Fair that came to be considered the final word on the capital's most powerful figures. Her accounts of playing ping-pong with Richard Darman, of Barbara Bush's stepmother quaking with fear at the mere thought of angering the First Lady, and of Bill Clinton angrily telling Al Gore why he failed to win the presidency , to name just three treasures collected here , open a ... Read more
Marjorie Williams knew Washington from top to bottom. Beloved for her sharp analysis, elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character, Williams wrote political profiles for the Washington Post and Vanity Fair that came to be considered the final word on the capital's most powerful figures. Her accounts of playing ping-pong with Richard Darman, of Barbara Bush's stepmother quaking with fear at the mere thought of angering the First Lady, and of Bill Clinton angrily telling Al Gore why he failed to win the presidency , to name just three treasures collected here , open a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781586484576
SKU
V9781586484576
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About Marjorie Williams
Marjorie Williams was born in Princeton, NJ in 1958 and died in 2005. She is survived by her husband, Timothy Noah, senior writer at Slate, who edited this volume, and her children, Alice and Will.
Reviews for The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate
"Lovely...Stunning, unflinching...Williams had a special voice, one capable not just of canny political observation but of tenderness and bracing intimacy." New York Times Book Review"