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Mike Royko Livres

    Mike Royko était connu dans tout le pays pour son sarcasme caustique et son esprit. Ses chroniques, publiées dans les principaux journaux de Chicago tout au long de sa carrière, offraient des observations incisives sur la vie urbaine et la politique. Royko avait le don de disséquer des problèmes complexes d'une manière accessible et relatable, ce qui lui valait un large lectorat dans tout le pays. Son style était direct, sans concession et souvent humoristique.

    One More Time
    Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago

    • Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture
      4,2(2518)Évaluer

      "The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”— Jimmy BreslinNew edition of the classic story of the late Richard J. Daley, politician and self-promoter extraordinaire, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago’s South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as mayor and boss of the Democratic Party machine. A bare-all account of Daley’s cardinal sins as well as his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life the most powerful political figure of his his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, his unique brand of public relations, and the widespread influence that earned him the epithet of “king maker.” The politician, the machine, the city—Royko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, in this incredible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars.New edition includes an Introduction in which the author reflects on Daley’s death and the future of Chicago.

      Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago