{"product_id":"funny-business-the-legendary-life-and-political-satire-of-art-buchwald-hardcover","title":"Funny Business: The Legendary Life and Political Satire of Art Buchwald - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delightful and entertaining book about one of America's greatest humorists.\"--Seth Meyers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"absorbing, illuminating\" (Jon Meacham) biography of the legendary political humorist reveals the life behind his must-read \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e columns, featuring never-before-published photos, documents, and interviews.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and \u003ci\u003eDoonesbury, \u003c\/i\u003e there was Art Buchwald. For more than fifty years, from 1949 to 2006, Art Buchwald's Pulitzer Prize-winning column of political satire and biting wit made him one of the most widely read American humorists and a popular player in the Washington world of Ethel and Ted Kennedy, Ben Bradlee, and Katharine Graham. Dean Acheson, former U.S. Secretary of State, called Buchwald the \"greatest satirist in the English language since Pope and Swift.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on Buchwald's most memorable columns and unpublished correspondence with other famous people, \u003ci\u003eFunny Business \u003c\/i\u003eshows how Art Buchwald became an American original. Like Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, and James Thurber, he satirized political scoundrels, lampooned the powerful, and \"worshipped the quicksand\" that ten presidents walked on, as Buchwald joked. \"The key to Buchwald's style of humor, he once stated, was to \"treat light subjects seriously and serious subjects lightly.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there was a darker, more serious side to Art Buchwald. A childhood spent in foster homes taught him to see comedy as a refuge. Buchwald also struggled with depression, a secret he kept from the public for nearly thirty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revealing book is studded with stories of Buchwald's friendships with Humphrey Bogart, John Steinbeck, Irwin Shaw, William Styron, Erma Bombeck, Frank Sinatra, Adam West (\"Batman\"), Robert Frost, and others. Throughout his career, Buchwald wrote about such historical events as the Vietnam War, the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, Watergate, and the 9\/11 terrorist attack. Featured here are stories of Buchwald's nonstop one-liners, known in his day as \"Buchshots.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEntertaining and absorbing, \u003ci\u003eFunny Business\u003c\/i\u003e looks back on Buchwald's brilliant gift for humor and satire, which will once again bring readers a comedic respite from troublesome times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a historical researcher who has assisted acclaimed authors including David McCullough, Jon Meacham, Senator John McCain, and Michael Beschloss. He won an Emmy Award for his work as a co-producer on Ken Burns's PBS series \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e and served as a historical consultant on the HBO miniseries \u003ci\u003eJohn Adams.\u003c\/i\u003e A graduate of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Hill also served as a press assistant to former vice president Walter F. Mondale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462728827058,"sku":"9780593229514","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/42fa2c92f819094bde424714a4e10b0c.webp?v=1778974895","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/funny-business-the-legendary-life-and-political-satire-of-art-buchwald-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}