A Cry From the Far Middle

Dispatches from a Divided Land

A Cry From the Far Middle
P J O'Rourke
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21 Sep 2021 US
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9780802157744
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P. J. O' Rourke says we' ve worked ourselves into a state of anger and perplexity, and it' s no surprise because perplexed and angry is what America has always been all about. This uproarious look at the current state of the United States includes essays like ' The New Puritanism - and Welcome to It,' about the upside of being ' woke' (and unable to get back to sleep); ' Sympathy vs. Empathy,' which considers whether it' s better to have an idea of how people feel or to bust their skulls to get inside their heads; ' A Brief Digression on the Additional Hell of the Internet of Things' because your juicer is sending fake news to your FitBit about what' s in your refrigerator; and many more. A couple of extra perks include a quiz to determine where you stand on the spectrum of ' Coastals vs. Heartlanders' and a ' An Inauguration Speech I' d Like To Hear:' ask not what your country can do for you. Ask me how I can get the hell out of here. Featuring extensive coverage from the 2020 campaign trail, this is P. J. at his acerbic best.
O' Rourke has a nice, world-weary way with the US' s present political follies. . . He hasn' t lost his gift for the brutally effective one-liner. * Guardian on HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN? * scabrously witty, inventive and rich in historical detail. . . O' Rourke is never less than pleasurable company. There were chapters in this book I read twice just for the fun of it. . . I am already looking forward to the companion volume What The Hell Happens Next? * The Times on HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN? * O' Rourke has a real eye for the vagaries of American politics and, on occasion, piercing insight. * Observer on HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN? *
P. J. O' Rourke has written eighteen books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. He is a columnist for the Daily Beast. He lives in rural New England, as far away from the things he writes about as he can get.
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ISBN-13: 9780802157744
Published: 21 Sep 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Black Cat
Publisher: Black Cat
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256

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