The fiction and nonfiction titles that offer insight into how DC works — from K Street to Congress.
, the main character Natalie Savage is a driven young reporter who wants to cover the White House and is struggling to learn the ways of Washington and cable news.
This list of books might have helped her — each offers insight into how DC works, from K Street to the White House and Congress . They also dive into intersections of race, gender, and power politics in our nation’s capital. Here are my top ten books — fiction and nonfiction — to read if you want to understand Washington, DC.This is a laugh-out-loud satire about a low-integrity tobacco lobbyist who spins for cigarettes and a fat paycheck. He gleefully refers to his friends — lobbyists for firearms and alcohol — as the merchants of death. In the end, he sees the light. The book is dark and cynical and doesn’t even attempt to show that Washington is also filled with idealistic, mission driven people.
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