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Talk to the Hand: A Doonesbury Book
Talk to the Hand: A Doonesbury Book | G B Trudeau
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[Trudeau ranks as] one of the foremost sociopolitical satirists of recent decades." While some in the "Doonesbury" universe seek office, others serve. Alex and her Seattle co-hordes devote their young, restless, and body-pierced Deaniac energy to hooking up "flash art" with politics. Half a world away in Iraq, a major bad boy from stateside devotes himself to liberating the city of Al Amok, ruling with a steady hand, a full glass, a devoted Chinese handler, and an economy based on looting. As fate would have it, B.D. finds himself heading upriver on an apocalyptic mission to terminate Al Duke with extreme prejudice, a story line so made-for-TV that B.D. feels compelled to bang out the screenplay on his laptop in real time. Fortunately for the man known to Honey as "sir," the media red-lights the hit, though car bombers quickly pick up the option and put the project back in play. In the homeland, a wartime president has the answer to almost all the questions ("9-11") but tries to shelve the still incomplete story of his own National Guard duty back in the daze. Mark and Zonk join the war against trash politics by offering a $10,000 reward for any witness who can collaborate the flightsuit-in-chief's account, but their efforts, alas, come to naught. Yes, it's a divided nation. On the west coast sexual assault charges accompany a rise to power, while back east they mandate a fall: Walden College's acting coach, Boopstein, lets accusations of way-personal fouls force her football team off the field. Sex parties for recruits? "Who knew we were that competitive?" marvels President King, ending Boopsie's gridiron apprenticeship with two little words: "You're fired."
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@Kaye I love this one!
1. He turned onto the boardwalk and felt the full impact of the stinging blast from the ocean.
2. 317
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4. Several: Lillian Madden, Ned Koehler, Emily Graham, Marty Browski
5. Red
6. Mystery/Thriller
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Kaye Very good. Can‘t guess it though. 😮 7y
amb @Kaye it's On the Street Where You Live by Mary Higgins Clark 7y
Kaye Thank you fir playing. I didn‘t get it. The initials should have helped ! 😊 7y
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