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Little Green Men (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook
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In 1994, Christopher Buckley published one of the most acclaimed and successful comic novels of the decade, Thank You for Smoking. Now Buckley returns to the strange land of Washington, D.C., in Little Green Men, a millennial comedy of manners about aliens and pundits . . . and how much they have in common. The reluctant hero of this hilarious novel is John Oliver Banion, a stuffy Washington talk-show host, whose privileged life is thrown into upheaval when aliens abduct him from his exclusive country-club golf course. But were his gray-skinned captors aliens . . . or something far more sinister? After Banion is abducted again--this time in Palm Springs--he believes he has been chosen by the extraterrestrials to champion the most important cause of the millennium, and he embarks on a crusade, appearing before a convention of UFO believers and demanding that Congress and the White House seriously investigate UFOs. His friends and family suspect that Banion is having some kind of manic-depressive midlife crisis and urge him to seek therapy before his credibility as a pillar of the punditocracy is ruined. So John Oliver Banion must choose: keep his establishment status or become the leader of millions of impassioned and somewhat scruffy new friends who want to expose the government's secret alien agenda. Little Green Men proves once and for all that the truth is out there. Way out there. And it reaffirms Christopher Buckley's status as the funniest humanoid writer in the universe. Coming soon from Christopher Buckley: One of Our Whales Is Missing
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"I enjoy Christopher Buckley's books - they have an irreverence found in modern literature that is part humor and part poignant. It's not that this is an overly deep book but I may never look at alien abductees again! It is a fun read that has enough substance to not be fluff. "
— Stacy (4 out of 5 stars)
Little Green Men Listener Reviews
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" Funny, deeply, ridiculously funny with witty and razor sharp satire and insight. "
— James, 3/7/2011 -
" Simpler and more streamlined than Boomsday. I loved the premise and the pace never let up. Hilarious. "
— Colin, 2/13/2011 -
" Quite funny. Satirical novel based on alien abductions. Really skewers the hierarchy of government, NASA, space program, etc. "
— Tammy, 1/21/2011 -
" Not as good as I had heard and deffinately not as good as 'No Way To Treat A First Lady' "
— Katie, 12/28/2010 -
" It had a little too much conspiracy theory stuff in it for my liking. Not as funny as other Chris Buckley books. "
— Sarah, 10/21/2010 -
" More humorous spearing of politicians, the media and the legal system by Christopher Buckley. Contains a lot of true laugh out loud moments. "
— John, 5/10/2010 -
" Fun, well-written little political satire. Nothing deep here, but tge writing is tight, the characters are interesting, and he's got a good sense of humor. "
— Adam, 4/22/2010 -
" A fairly light read with a very humorous view of alien abductions! "
— Alice, 4/7/2010
About Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley is a novelist, essayist, humorist, critic, magazine editor, and memoirist. His books include Thank You for Smoking, The Judge Hunter, Make Russia Great Again, and The Relic Master. He worked as a merchant seaman and White House speechwriter. He has written for many newspapers and magazines and has lectured in over seventy cities around the world. He was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence.
About Mark Linn-Baker
Mark Linn-Baker has appeared on Broadway in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, and Doonesbury. His film and television credits include My Favorite Year, Noises Off, and seven seasons of ABC’s Perfect Strangers.