{"product_id":"they-eat-puppies-dont-they","title":"They Eat Puppies, Don't They?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to gain Congressional approval for a top secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist \"Bird\" McIntyre and sexy Neo-Con wonkette Angel Templeton start a rumour that the Chinese secret service is trying to assassinate the Dalai Lama. Their outrageous scheme provokes a series of crises involving the White House, the CIA, and a strangely sympathetic and vulnerable Chinese president, with both countries veering perilously towards war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuckley has drawn his most convincing and outrageous characters to date: Bird, failed novelist of amusingly awful Clancy-esque thrillers; Angel, combination Anne Coulter and Ayn Rand; Bird's demanding, equestrian wife, Myndi; Bewks, his feckless but endearing Civil War re-enactor brother; the mild-mannered Chinese President Fa and his devoted aide Gang, manoeuvring desperately against sinister Politburo hard-liners Minister Lo and General Han. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending the skewering genius of Thank You For Smoking with Dr. Strangelove's dark comedy, \u003ci\u003eThey Eat Puppies Don't They\u003c\/i\u003e? has something to offend -- and amuse -- everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Christopher Buckely: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the funniest writers in the English language.\" \u003cb\u003eTom Wolfe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A Benchley with WordPerfect.\" \u003cb\u003eJohn Updike.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An effervescent joy.\" \u003cb\u003eJoseph Heller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44785927225523,"sku":"9781472106971","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478080699781472106971.jpg?v=1762800590","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/they-eat-puppies-dont-they","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}