supreme courtship by christopher buckley

Now Fa and Gang must convince the world that the People's Republic is not out to kill the Dalai Lama, while maintaining Fa's small margin of power in the increasingly militaristic environment of the party.

Meanwhile in China, mild-mannered President Fa Mengyao and his devoted aide Gang are maneuvering desperately against sinister party hard-liners Minister Lo and General Han. When Bird fails to uncover an authentic reason to slander the nation, he and Angel put the Washington media machine to work, spreading a rumor that the Chinese secret service is working to assassinate the Dalai Lama. In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist 'Bird' McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. And as their relationship rises to a new level, so do mounting tensions between the United States and China. As things unravel abroad, Bird and Angel's lie comes dangerously close to reality. On the home front, Bird must contend with a high-strung wife who entertains Olympic equestrian ambition, and the qualifying competition happens to be taking place in China.

Описание: In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist 'Bird' McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. To lose both looks like carelessness.' Just as Calvin Trillin and Joan Didion gave readers solace and insight into the experience of losing a spouse, Christopher Buckley offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a parent, while telling a unique personal story of life with legends. Buckley maintains his sense of humor by recalling the words of Oscar Wilde: 'To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. Writes Buckley: 'They were not - with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world - your typical mom and dad.' As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes readers on a surprisingly entertaining tour through hospitals, funeral homes, and memorial services, capturing the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a 55-year-old orphan. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York's most glamorous and colorful socialites. Описание: In twelve months between 20, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Each year, we bring nearly 500 events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy to our members and the public, both in-person and via extensive online and on-air listenership and viewership.ISBN: 0446540951 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780446540957 The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. The leading national forum open to all for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the membership, community and nation.

Supreme courtship by christopher buckley