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by Christopher Buckley (Author)
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  • Paperback: 276 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby (10 Jan 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749005394
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749005399
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 150,000 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Wonderfully satiric and blessed with the gift of storytelling...a page-turner that will appeal to believers and non-believers alike.' Financial Times 'Bright, knowing - and out there.' Time Out 'A savagely comic novel which pokes fun at every aspect of American society.' The Big Issue 'Chris Buckley is America's top humorist' The Spectator

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Nick Naylor is just a regular guy trying to earn a living. In these neo-puritanical times, 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's just doing what it takes to pay the mortgage and put his son through school. As chief propagandist for the tobacco industry he can handle the insults from the antismoking zealots, but death threats are a different matter. Someone wants to prove just how hazardous smoking can be - and if Nick isn't careful, he's going to be stubbed out.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Tricky but rewarding, 8 Feb 2005
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This is a weird book with a weird title, unless you are weird or have had it recommended to you it is fairly unlikely that you will pick it up. If you like weird books then you will be happy to have bought it too!

Buckley has a style that is hard to get a grasp of, after about 50 pages you manage it though and from there on in its fun! Simply, he switches between narrative, speech and character thought in the space of a few words, which is hard to follow, it takes an alert mind to note the quotation marks. But its possible and you get the knack.

The story follows Nick Naylor through the pursuit of his job. His job - keep tobacco sales as high as possible, the other characters jobs - either support him or trip him up.

He is one of the most hated men in the USA, a fact he tends to revel in at times, he is also pretty lucky with the ladies in a strange way. Despite seeming, acting and at times trying to be as evil as possible, Nick ends up being a good man. For that you are completely on his side, despite what he might have done in the past.

Some of the smaller characters are absolutely hilarious too, proper out loud chuckles.

The ending possibly comes too soon, and too abruptly, but that's mitigated by the fact that some of it is a complete surprise.

Everything is very clever, you cant second guess the author too often and the book twists and turns beautifully. In fact its almost an educational book, giving an insight into politics, big business and specifically the tobacco industry - while entertaining at the same time!

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Picking up a bad habit, 23 Jan 2003
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I picked up this book because I liked the cover and I was pleasantly surprise. This is the story of a PR man in a puritanical modern America fighting for the right to smoke in the USA. He appears on Oprah and Larry King and he encounters a strangely familiar former female British prime minister who is in the pocket of the tobacco companies. Anti-smoking activists try to kill him in a very creative way.

This book is educational, sarcastic and funny. You will learn a lot about tobacco. Thankfully it hasn't made me start smoking.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sick but very funny!, 31 May 2001
This has to be one of the funniest, most intelligent, but sickest books around. Buckley introduces us to Nick, spokesman for the tobacco lobby, and himself a committed smoker. He meets regularly with his opposite numbers from the gun and alcohol lobbies (known collectively as the MOD - work it out for yourself!). Nick is happy in his work,good at his job,well paid and secure. Until...... If laughing out loud in public embarrasses you, avoid this book.
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