Teaching the Pig to Dance: A Memoir - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Thompson, Fred
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A handsome first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition in As New condition, still in original shrinkwrap. SIGNED by author Fred Thompson; Teaching the Pig to Dance will delight everyone who admires Fred Thompson for his contributions to politics or for his work in Hollywood. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
FRED THOMPSON served eight years as a United States Senator from Tennessee, and has remained active in foreign policy, fiscal and judicial affairs since his retirement from the Senate in 2003. In 2008 he sought the Republican nomination for President of the United States. First elected to the United States Senate in 1994, he served as Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as a member of the Finance Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. Earlier in his career Thompson served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Tennessee, and in 1973 he served as Minority Counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee. Since his first on-screen appearance in 1985 Senator Thompson has appeared in numerous movies, including Die Hard II , Days of Thunder and The Hunt for Red October ; he will appear in Walt Disney Picture’s Secretariat , set for release in October 2010. He is also well known for his portrayal of New York District Attorney Arthur Branch on the Emmy Award-winning NBC series Law & Order . He currently hosts The Fred Thompson Show, a daily radio talk show produced by Westwood One. He resides in McLean, Virginia with his wife, Jeri, and daughter, Hayden and son, Sammy.
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- Title
- Teaching the Pig to Dance: A Memoir - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Thompson, Fred
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
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