Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life

[Manifestor_of_Light]

By Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith.

Mr. Minutaglio wrote the first unauthorized biography of George W. Bush. First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty.

Mr. Smith was Molly's researcher and assistant for six years.



Published by Public Affairs Books, New York.

$26.95 list price in hardback.

One of the back cover blurbs:

"Everybody loved Molly Ivins, except those who hated her. Neither group really understood her, which is why this book is essential. By far the best work on the woman who became an icon of liberalism in Texas--and in America."

--H. W. Brands

As a Houston native, I found the description of Houston to be spot on.

Most interesting.

[pnorman]

1. My all time favorite quote of Molly:

"Satire is a weapon, and it can be quite cruel. It has historically been the weapon of powerless people aimed at the powerful. When you use satire against powerless people, as Limbaugh does, it is not only cruel, it's profoundly vulgar. It is like kicking a cripple."