This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral—Plus Plenty of Valet Parking!—in America's Gilded Capital

Here New York Times journalist Leibovich provides his audience with a view of Washington, DC, from the inside out. As part of the DC in-crowd, Leibovich unmasks the dysfunction and tragedy that is our nation's capital. Personal stories, conversations, parties, and many more political and social events provide fodder for Leibovich's dishy exposé. The author chronicles how individuals who champion public service while campaigning quickly become concerned with self-promotion once they make it to town. This work is entertaining, often humorous, and simultaneously horrifying as listeners realize that the elected officials tasked with running our government may be more concerned with fame and fortune than with their duties. Narrator Joe Barrett will convince listeners that he has spent his whole life in DC. His impersonations of politicians are good and keep the story flowing.