Christopher Buckley (Author of Thank You for Smoking)

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Christopher Buckley

Born

in The United States

December 24, 1952

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Christopher Buckley graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1976. He shipped out in the Merchant Marine and at age 24 became managing editor of Esquire magazine. At age 29, he became chief speechwriter to the Vice President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Since 1989 he has been founder and editor-in-chief of Forbes Life magazine.

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He is the author of twelve books, most of them national bestsellers. They include: The White House Mess, Wet Work, Thank You For Smoking, God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, No Way To Treat a First Lady, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday and Supreme Courtship.

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Average rating: 3.79 · 66,074 ratings · 7,355 reviews · 102 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Thank You for Smoking 3.94 avg rating — 12,884 ratings — published 1994 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boomsday 3.72 avg rating — 9,784 ratings — published 2007 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Relic Master 3.75 avg rating — 5,561 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Supreme Courtship 3.67 avg rating — 4,652 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Way to Treat a First Lady 3.80 avg rating — 3,821 ratings — published 2002 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Green Men 3.66 avg rating — 3,683 ratings — published 1999 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Losing Mum and Pup 3.85 avg rating — 3,030 ratings — published 2009 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Florence of Arabia 3.64 avg rating — 2,742 ratings — published 2004 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Eat Puppies, Don't They? 3.47 avg rating — 2,474 ratings — published 2012 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Russia Great Again 3.68 avg rating — 2,184 ratings — published 2020 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Christopher Buckley (?)

“That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.”
― Christopher Buckley

tags: argument, humor, right, thank-you-for-smoking, wrong

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“How many times had those awful words - "I know what I'm doing" - been uttered throughout history as prelude to disaster? ”
― Christopher Buckley, Supreme Courtship

tags: disaster

30 likes

“Oil they would buy from anyone. From Satan.”
― Christopher Buckley, Florence of Arabia

tags: buy, oil, satan

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Which comedy book do you want to read in July?

Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson

10 votes, 21.3%

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith

10 votes, 21.3%

Then We Came to the End, Joshua Ferris

5 votes, 10.6%

The Year of Living Biblically One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible, A.J. Jacobs

5 votes, 10.6%

Home from the Vinyl Cafe A year of stories, Stuart McLean

4 votes, 8.5%

The Uncommon Reader A Novella, Alan Bennett

4 votes, 8.5%

Wilt, Tom Sharpe

2 votes, 4.3%

The Bible the Old Testament According to Spike Milligan, Spike Milligan

2 votes, 4.3%

Thank You for Smoking, Christopher Buckley

2 votes, 4.3%

Yes Man, Danny Wallace

2 votes, 4.3%

The Queen and I, Sue Townsend

1 vote, 2.1%

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