false 2128406 5 <div>"It&#8217;s a city of bottom feeders. With no bottom." Assistant District Attorney Lisa Savitch has a problem. Her boss wants her to nail the Sunday Macaroni Club-five remnants of the old political machine led by Augie Sangiamino, a former U.S. Senator with a conviction for fraud, now a political consultant. Why are these has-beens so important when there are children in Philadelphia dying of leukemia in the vicinity of an oil refinery? As for Augie, it's like he says at grace on Sunday: "We thank you, Lord, for this wonderful macaroni dinner. But we could use a little help, to tell you the truth, in this campaign." His two candidates are way behind in the polls, and he needs a miracle, divine or otherwise, to reverse the trend. Miracles, of course, cost money, and that's where the Sunday Macaroni Club dives into a glorious-and usually hilarious-carnival of greed, ambition, and self-preservation. Its hoorifying politics are democracy in America, and few people understand those better than Steve Lopez or have more fun painting them large. The characters of The Sunday Macaroni Club spill off the page with a furious energy and unexpected decency-by turns appalling, alluring, and endearing, they are altogether unforgettable.<br></div> 1277699 2 6 1997 The Sunday Macaroni Club: A Novel total:19|5:5|4:4|3:7|2:3|1:0| 19 68 36 2 3 0 false false Sat May 30 15:19:18 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 15:26:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sun Nov 01 16:29:15 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 04:43:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 04:02:05 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 04:02:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Tue Sep 15 06:40:37 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 06:40:56 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 18:50:43 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 17:30:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 11:20:21 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 11:20:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 11:35:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 11:35:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 19:38:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:38:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 13:42:23 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 13:43:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 21 21:25:10 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 21:38:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 19 14:14:11 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 14:14:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 19 11:47:39 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:47:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 16:54:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 16:54:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Apr 25 20:33:34 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 20:33:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 12 11:21:24 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:00:09 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu Apr 09 18:11:53 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 18:12:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 16 05:03:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 05:03:58 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Dec 15 08:50:39 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 08:50:39 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Nov 30 16:12:10 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 16:12:10 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 29 18:57:44 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 18:57:44 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2128406