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Gail Collins Books
Gail Collins is an author whose work delves deeply into American history and culture, with a particular focus on the experiences and roles of women. Her insightful and accessible writing illuminates complex societal shifts and challenges for readers. Praised for her intelligence and her ability to connect the past with the present, Collins reveals enduring themes in American life. She brings a fresh perspective to historical narratives, offering new ways to understand the evolution of American identity.
Scorpion Tongues
- 364 pages
- 13 hours of reading
From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, Scorpion Tongues is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians and entertainers over the last 200 years, Gail Collins examines the evolving relationship between politicians and the press and the blurring of the lines between politicians and celebrities. Supported by extensive research and written with an entertaining flair, she speculates on how gossip reflects the current moral compass of the time, noting how a rumor, like an unpredictable summer tornado, can flatten one reputation while a similar story passes over another with hardly a rustle. "Hilariously readable" (The Economist), Scorpion Tongues offers sinful scandals and mild hearsay for every taste.
