The Sunday Macaroni Club | Steve Lopez | a well written book     books:     The Sunday Macaron...   The Sunday Macaroni Club Steve Lopez, 1999 average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image  for more information click here        highly recommended "It?s a city of bottom feeders. With no bottom." Assistant District Attorney Lisa Savitch has a problem. Her boss wants her to nail the Sunday Macaroni Club-five remnants of the old political machine led by Augie Sangiamino, a former U.S. Senator with a conviction for fraud, now a political consultant. Why are these has-beens so important when there are children in Philadelphia dying of leukemia in the vicinity of an oil refinery? As for Augie, it's like he says at grace on Sunday: "We thank you, Lord, for this wonderful macaroni dinner. But we could use a little help, to tell you the truth, in this campaign." His two candidates are way behind in the polls, and he needs a miracle, divine or otherwise, to reverse the trend. Miracles, of course, cost money, and that's where the Sunday Macaroni Club dives into a glorious-and usually hilarious-carnival of greed, ambition, and self-preservation. Its hoorifying politics are democracy in America, and few people understand those better than Steve Lopez or have more fun painting them large. The characters of The Sunday Macaroni Club spill off the page with a furious energy and unexpected decency-by turns appalling, alluring, and endearing, they are altogether unforgettable.  for more information click here A Rare, Great Book This is one of those books that actually makes you feel for the characters. It revolves around a small-time politician and his devoted assistant/henchman. The tone it's written in, and the blend of humor and pathos will make is a very special experience for anyone who reads it. I read it three years ago and still remember scenes and lines in it. I wish Steve Lopez would write more books. a well written book this book about an attorney living in philadelphia and working on a case about a an oil caompany thats been polluting the city.this book manages to keep you interested from page one and the story keeps you laughing as well.the ending will satisfy you as well.highly recommended.  for more information click here The usual love/hate Philadelphia story Any real Philadelphian knows all about the love/hate relationship we tend to have with this, our fair city. Steve Lopez just happens to consolidate it into one very charming anecdote. This is one of my favorite books, and I have given a copy to everyone from my husband to my political science professor and we all love it. I miss Steve Lopez's crazy and engaging columns, even though I was a kid when he left Philly, because my parents always had one posted on the refrigerator door and they always inspired me to write. Lopez's knowledge of Philadelphia shines through in this book, and dare I say, I think he misses us, even with our perpetually bad sports teams and insatianble thirst for scandal and infamously dirty politicians...and that's the earmark of a TRUE Philadelphian. To see the sweet, sticky marmalade behind the madness.  for more information click here Accuracy Apparent Steve Lopez describes Philadelphia as only a true Phialdelphian can. From cheesesteak to corrupt police, he uses stereotypes that live and breath in the city and shows us they can be true. reviews: page 1, 2 products you might be interested in search for books sunday macaroni, club, macaroni, sunday      toavi.com    web randomly chosen kitchen: Oster BPST02-B Professional Series Blender, Black