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Christopher Buckley

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born
January 01, 1952 in The United States

gender
male

genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction


About this author

Christopher Buckley graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1976. He shipped out in the Merchant Marine and at age 24 became managing editor of Esquire magazine. At age 29, he became chief speechwriter to the Vice President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Since 1989 he has been founder and editor-in-chief of Forbes Life magazine.

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He is the author of twelve books, most of them national bestsellers. They include: The White House Mess, Wet Work, Thank You For Smoking, God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, No Way To Treat a First Lady, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday and Supreme Courtship.

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Average rating: 3.70 · 16,879 ratings · 2,675 reviews · 41 distinct works
Thank You for Smoking
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 4,149 ratings — published 1994 — 17 editions
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Boomsday
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 4,078 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions
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Supreme Courtship
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,863 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions
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No Way to Treat a First Lady
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,455 ratings — 14 editions
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Losing Mum and Pup
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,312 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Little Green Men
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 1,329 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions
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Florence of Arabia
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,015 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions
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The White House Mess
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 411 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions
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Wry Martinis
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions
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Washington Schlepped Here: ...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 149 ratings — 6 editions
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Quotes by Christopher Buckley

“That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.”
― Christopher Buckley
tags: argument , humor , right , thank-you-for-smoking , wrong
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“How many times had those awful words - "I know what I'm doing" - been uttered throughout history as prelude to disaster? ”
― Christopher Buckley, Supreme Courtship
tags: disaster
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“Oil they would buy from anyone. From Satan.”
― Christopher Buckley, Florence of Arabia
tags: buy , oil , satan
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