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The fabulist : the lying, hustling, grifting, stealing, and very American legend of George Santos / Mark Chiusano.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : One Signal Publishers, Atria, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, 2023Edition: First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover editionDescription: xxviii, 284 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781668043677
  • 166804367X
Other title:
  • Lying, hustling, grifting, stealing, and very American legend of George Santos
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Contents:
Author's note: talking to George Santos -- Introduction -- The scammer. Escape from the Tower of Babel ; Up from the basement ; Kitara at the bingo table ; Grift city ; And then came the dogs -- The candidate. Choosing politics ; The excellent messy awesomeness of 2020: or, how Santos got COVID and learned to stop the steal ; The coattail candidate ; The Producers, Part 2 ; The perfect-storm election ; Keep posting -- Epilogue.
Summary: A Newsday alum and PEN/Hemingway honoree tells the full story of U.S. Representative George Santos, a charlatan and con-artist who has embedded himself in our nation's capital.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Biography SANTOS, G. C543 Available 33111011106453
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the dogged Long Island reporter who has been on his trail since 2019, the bizarre, page-turning, and frankly hysterical story of America's most outrageous grifter--former US Representative George Santos.

America has grown used to larger-than-life politicians: Teflon Don, AOC, MTG, Dark Brandon, and all the rest have injected DC politics with an unmistakable edge of celebrity flair and tabloid intrigue. Yet in 2022, a new player on the national scene outshone them all. George Anthony Devolder Santos, and his revolving door of pseudonyms, shed glaring new light on how far we'd all let our politics slide as his claimed resume was shred to bits in the wake of a longshot run to office from New York's 3rd Congressional District.

From Wall Street gigs to an amateur volleyball career, from embellished claims of Jewish heritage to a fabricated 9/11 story involving his mother's death, Santos's legend continued to grow as his web of lies evaporated in real time. And the only thing wilder than this charlatan embedding himself in the warm, consequence-evading arms of our nation's capital was the Queens con artist's refusal to bow his head in shame.

Newsday alum and PEN/Hemingway honoree Mark Chiusano tells the full (well, as full as can be given the subject) story of Santos here for the first time. From humble years spent in Brazil, to glamorous nights on the west side of Manhattan, to the stunning small-time scams employed to ease his slippery climb up the American society ladder, The Fabulist tells a story you'll have to read for yourself to believe...and even then, it's George Santos, so who's to say for sure.

Combining the very best of boots-on-the-ground journalism, dishy backroom dealings, and glittery details about Gold Coast mansions and bodice-baring drag shows that'd feel just as at home in your next summer beach read, The Fabulist is truly stranger than fiction.

Author's note: talking to George Santos -- Introduction -- The scammer. Escape from the Tower of Babel ; Up from the basement ; Kitara at the bingo table ; Grift city ; And then came the dogs -- The candidate. Choosing politics ; The excellent messy awesomeness of 2020: or, how Santos got COVID and learned to stop the steal ; The coattail candidate ; The Producers, Part 2 ; The perfect-storm election ; Keep posting -- Epilogue.

A Newsday alum and PEN/Hemingway honoree tells the full story of U.S. Representative George Santos, a charlatan and con-artist who has embedded himself in our nation's capital.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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