It's Only Drowning - A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground

A former Obama speechwriter moves to the Jersey Shore and learns to surf with the help of his brother-in-law: a tattooed, truck-driving Joe Rogan superfan.

Info autore

David Litt is the New York Times bestselling author of Thanks, Obama; Democracy in One Book or Less; and It’s Only Drowning. A former senior speechwriter for Barack Obama, described as “the comic muse for the president” for his work on White House Correspondents’ Dinner monologues, he has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, and more. Along with writing speeches and jokes for political figures, athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and philanthropists, David was the head writer/producer at Funny Or Die, DC, and has written and sold comedy pilots for Comedy Central, ABC, and NBC. He and his wife divide their time between Washington, DC, and Asbury Park, New Jersey. Find out more at DavidLittBooks.com. 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Litt
• Editore: Harper Collins
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781668035351
• ISBN: 978-1-6680-3535-1
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 33 mm
• Peso: 424 g
• Illustrazioni: 2 photos t-o
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Social interaction, Memoirs, Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing, Sociology: family and relationships, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Surfing, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, HUMOR / Topic / Sports & Recreation