Jeffrey H. Birnbaum's The Lobbyists

Birnbaum's The Lobbyists exposes the world of Washington's most influential players -- the more than eighty thousand who descend upon our national government, informing and bartering with Congress and blocking legislation on behalf of the richest business interests in the country.

This acclaimed work -- now with a new introduction that analyzes the changes in lobbying in the 1990s -- provides a shocking view of how our government really works.