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Matt Frei - Only in America - 9780007248933 - KST0012561
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Only in America

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Description for Only in America Paperback. Matt Frei, the BBC's former Washington correspondent, goes under the skin of the nation's capital to unravel the paradoxes of the world's last remaining superpower.The paperback has been fully updated to provide a unique view into the weird, wonderful and totally bizarre workings of America's political world and the 2008 Presidential election. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248. Clean copy. Good to very good. Some light shelf wear

Matt Frei, the BBC's former Washington correspondent, goes under the skin of the nation's capital to unravel the paradoxes of the world's last remaining superpower.The paperback has been fully updated to provide a unique view into the weird, wonderful and totally bizarre workings of America’s political world and the 2008 Presidential election.

Imagine a city so powerful that the weapons commanded from its ministries could obliterate the globe many times over and yet so vulnerable that it cannot prevent a seventeen-year-old boy from killing half a dozen of its inhabitants ... Read more

Matt Frei was the BBC’s Washington correspondent from 2002, and now presents BBC World News America. Now fully updated to cover the longest, most expensive and most fascintating election campaign in US history, including the astonishing ascent of Barack Obama, the first election of the internet age, the rise and fall of John McCain and Sarah Palin and the new First Family. ‘Only in America’ is a surprising and brilliant dissection of the most powerful nation on earth from its capital out.

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007248933
SKU
KST0012561
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Matt Frei
Matt Frei was the BBC's Washington correspondent from 2002 and now presents BBC World News America. Prior to that he was the BBC's Asia correspondent based in Singapore and in Hong Kong – taking up his post just before the handover to China. From 1992 to 1996 he was BBC Southern Europe correspondent in Rome, from where he covered events ... Read more

Reviews for Only in America
‘The best correspondent of our generation.’ Jon Snow ‘If you are searching for a book to describe the current mood in America, look no further.You would expect Matt Frei to demonstrate his skill as a brilliant reporter, but “Only in America” is also surprisingly funny. He moves from ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Only in America


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