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This Town, by Mark Leibovich - review

24 August 2013

9:00 AM

24 August 2013

9:00 AM

This Town Mark Leibovich

Penguin, pp.400, £17.99, ISBN: 9780399161308

Many books have been written about the corruption, venality and incestuousness that characterise Washington DC, but none has been as highly anticipated or amusing as This Town. Written by Mark Leibovich, the senior national correspondent for the New York Times magazine, it has been on the minds of Washington’s chattering classes for at least two years before its release.

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