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008			150205s2015 nyu 000 0deng
010			_a 2014047506
020			_a9781476769929 (hardcover)
020			_a1476769923 (hardcover)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda
041			_aeng
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100	1		_aSwaim, Barton, _d1972- _924684
245	1	4	_aThe speechwriter : _ba brief education in politics / _cBarton Swaim.
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2015.
300			_aix, 204 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aThe dumps -- The writer -- Language -- My list -- Letters -- The art of saying no -- Talking points -- Press conferences -- Verbiage -- Stimulus -- Tea Party -- Fall -- Impeachment -- Larger notion.
520			_aThis book is an intimate and hilarious look inside the spin room of the modern politician: a place where ideals are crushed, English is mangled, people are humiliated, and the opportunity for humor is everywhere. Everyone knows this kind of politician: a charismatic maverick who goes up against the system and its ways, but thinks he doesn't have to live by the rules. Through his own experience as the speechwriter for a controversial governor, Barton Swaim tells the story of a band of believers who attach themselves to this sort of ambitious narcissist -- and what happens when it all comes crashing down. The Speechwriter is a funny and candid introduction to the world of politics, where press statements are purposefully nonsensical, grammatical errors are intentional, and better copy means more words. Swaim paints a portrait of a man so principled he'd rather sweat than use state money to pay for air conditioning, so oblivious he'd wear the same stained shirt for two weeks, so egotistical he'd belittle his staffers to make himself feel better, and so self-absorbed he never once apologized to his staff for making his administration the laughing stock of the country. On the surface, this is the story of one politician's rise and fall. But in the end, it's a story about us -- the very real people who want to believe in our leaders and must learn to survive with broken hearts.
600	1	4	_aSanford, Mark, _d1960- _924685
600	1	4	_aSanford, Mark, _d1960- _xAmigos y asociados _924686
600	1	4	_aSwaim, Barton, _d1972- _924684
650		0	_aSpeechwriters _zSouth Carolina _vBiography.
651		0	_aSouth Carolina _xPolitics and government _z1951-
651		4	_aCarolina del Sur (Estados Unidos) _924687
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