[ A] romping memoir of a career spent manipulating the media on behalf of the bad guys... Perhaps it's just a mark of how good he is at spin, but by the end I came round to rather liking the guy. * Guardian * Journalists often wonder what spinmasters are doing to influence them. The reality Phil Elwood reveals is worse-and more interesting-than we usually imagine. All the Worst Humans is an exhilarating ride through the underbelly of global power structures. -- Ben Smith, author of Traffic and editor in chief of Semafor Hilarious and harrowing, and hard to put down. Indeed, I didn't put it down. -- Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for Smoking With All the Worst Humans, he spills the secrets, surpassing the tired genre of Washington tell-all with a gripping, nonfiction bildungsroman... Ultimately, All the Worst Humans is a redemption story about becoming a better human, a story Elwood tells with vulnerability, heart, and brutal honesty. -- James Kirchick, New York Times bestselling author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington Exciting and full of bluster, this thrilling tale is hard to look away from... A rowdy, dirty-pleasure story of how it feels to cater to unsavory people for money and excitement. * Kirkus * I have raced through this book and been gripped by every page... it is absolutely exactly what I wanted to read. * Sophie Heawood * This memoir by a former public relations operative for the wealthy and the corrupt is greasy fun - stocked with scoundrels, cocktails and guns, and showing off the charm and quick wit that catapulted Elwood to the top of the sleazy, amoral world of high-end spin. * New York Times *
