Stone, Peter H. 1946-

PERSONAL: Born 1946.

ADDRESSES: E-mail— pstone@nationaljournal.com.

CAREER: Journalist. National Journal, Washington, DC, staff member, 1992—.

WRITINGS

Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to periodicals, including the Washington Post, New York Times, American Prospect, Atlantic Monthly, Mother Jones, and the Paris Review.

SIDELIGHTS: Peter H. Stone is a politics and finance writer, serving on the staff of the National Journal since 1992, where he covers lobbying and campaign finance issues. Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington, Stone’s first book, is an exposé of the Washington scandal involving lobbyists seeking deals on behalf of the gaming casinos run by various Native American tribes. The book focuses on heavy-hitting lobbyist Jack Abramoff, known for his strong ties to both then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed. According to Stone, Abramoff is responsible for siphoning millions of dollars from the casinos. In a review for Publishers Weekly, one contributor called the book “a troubling but colorful portrait of business as usual in Washington.” Chris Lehmann, writing for the New York Observer, opined: “Mr. Stone’s Abramoff chronology is just that—a tour of the horizon already charted in great detail by Senator John McCain’s Committee on Indian Affairs inquiry, together with background interviews with disillusioned former clients and colleagues of the high-riding Mr. Abramoff.” However, a contributor for Kirkus Reviews found the book more intriguing, and remarked: “With luck, this lively little study will help inspire reforms.”

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES

PERIODICALS

Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2006, review of Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington, p. 831.

Publishers Weekly, May 2, 2005, John F. Baker, “Lid Off Casino Scandal,” p. 14; August 7, 2006, review of Heist, p. 46.

ONLINE

Mother Jones Online, http://www.motherjones.com/ (November 12, 2006), author biography.

New York Observer Online, http://www.observer.com/ (October 2, 2006), Chris Lehmann, “The Gaud That Failed: A Tour of New Jack City,” review of Heist.*