The Stringer - by Ted Rall & Pablo Callejo (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Suffering from budget cuts, layoffs, and a growing suspicion that his search for the truth has become obsolete, veteran war correspondent Mark Scribner is about to throw in the towel on journalism when he discovers that his hard-earned knowledge can save his career and make him wealthy and famous. All he has to do is pivot to social media and, with a few cynical twists, abandon everything he cares about most."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Suffering from budget cuts, layoffs, and a growing suspicion that his search for the truth has become obsolete, veteran war correspondent Mark Scribner is about to throw in the towel on journalism when he discovers that his hard-earned knowledge can save his career and make him wealthy and famous. All he has to do is pivot to social media and, with a few cynical twists, abandon everything he cares about most.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This biting, hard-boiled character study delivers satire with bile to spare." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>"Many years ago I wrote about the Warren Ellis book <i>Transmetropolitan</i>. To this day, it remains one of my favorite works and stands out as a piece that shaped the way I thought about a lot of things. Almost 20 years later, I received an advance copy of Ted Rall's<i> The Stringer</i> in the mail and after reading it I felt the same thing I felt all those years ago." --William Kuelesa, <i>New Jersey Journal</i><br><br>"A thoughtful story that's unpredictable to its end, <i>The Stringer</i> is an engaging thriller that strikes a resounding note of warning." --Peter Dabbene, <i>Foreword</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Editorial cartoonist, essayist and graphic novelist<b> Ted Rall </b>grew up near Dayton, Ohio. He graduated with honors from Columbia University. He has since become a widely-syndicated cartoonist, columnist for <i>the Wall Street Journal</i>, Pulitzer Prize finalist, twice the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the author of 20 books, including the first instant graphic novel <i>To Afghanistan & Back</i>, and <i>Silk Road to Ruin</i>. He has done a number of successful comics biographies, including of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Born in Leon, Spain, 1967, <b>Pablo Callejo </b>can't remember when he started to draw or when he first felt the need to tell stories through pictures, but he took his time, since he didn't try to get published until he was 32. After years of living in Madrid, and then in the countryside near his birthplace, he now lives with his wife in Luxembourg working as a graphic artist.
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