Bruce Jay Friedman
Bruce Jay Friedman has been described as a "comic genius" (P. J. O'Rourke) "an American original" (Kirkus) and as having "a voice that is equidistant from those of Wilde, Salinger, and Woody Allen" (Publishers Weekly). In [... more]
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P.J. O'Rourke on the Wealth of Nations (Books That ...
 Satirist's Cheap Trick Exposed: You don't have to read P. J. O'Rourke's On The Wealth of Nations because you already know the contents--a libertarian rant from a neocon wiseacre. But, seriously, folks, you shouldn't read it because it misrepresents Adam [... more]
$19.99
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Andre Barbe
Bruce Jay Friedman has been described as a "comic genius" (P. J. O'Rourke) "an American original" (Kirkus) and as having "a voice that is equidistant from those of Wilde, Salinger, and Woody Allen" (Publishers Weekly). In [... more]
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On The Wealth of Nations: Books That Changed the World
A must read!: I should have been exposed to a reliable, useful exposition of Adam's Smith's ideas in my History, Political Science, and Economics classes. None of them did as good a job as O'Rourke has done, distilling 900 pages down. O'Rourke ties Smith [... more]
$13.00
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Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut ...
Politics, stories, and concrete poetry -- best of everything: PJ O'Rourke has always been one of my favorite cultural and political commentators. An unrepentant Libertarian Republican who used to be an unrepentant Marxist radical, O'Rourke is a [... more]
$13.50
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Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's ...
I laughed out loud!: This book is insightful, witty, and hilarious. O'Rourke certainly has a biased point of view and glosses over any argument that would say he's wrong (while insulting his opponents, often personally and unfairly), but he makes a [... more]
$13.00
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Peace Kills: America's Fun New Imperialism
Book Description: In his classic best-sellers, O'Rourke has reported from the front lines of world history, braving the bad traffic, weak drinks, and less than stellar golfing of countless hot spots of war, poverty, and repression. Now with his latest [... more]
$23.00
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Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics (O'Rourke, P. J.)
Amazon.com Audiobook Review: What is it that makes one person rich and another poor? It's a tough question and not one generally suited to laughs, but P.J. O'Rourke--in the audio version of his ironic and insightful book, Eat the Rich--is a master at [... more]
$14.00
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P. J. O'Rourke on the Wealth of Nations (Books That ...
Satirist's Cheap Trick Exposed: You don't have to read P. J. O'Rourke's On The Wealth of Nations because you already know the contents--a libertarian rant from a neocon wiseacre. But, seriously, folks, you shouldn't read it because it misrepresents Adam [... more]
$24.99
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The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to ...
The Bachelor Home Companion: The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like A Pig written by P.J. O'Rourke is a very funny, keep you in stiches book. You'll never keep a house neat and tidy after you read this book. Of Course, that' [... more]
$13.00
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Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels ...
MUST VACATION READING -- BEHIND THE HEADLINES GREAT: PJ O'ROURKE WAS AN INTERNATIONAL editor for ROLLING STONE for years-- he's a dude from Ohio who has traveled the world especially as he says the 'hell holes' -- that's why it's called Holidays in Hell.. [... more]
$12.00
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All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of ...
Funny...but not convincing.: Before I go on: Yes, I'm a liberal--I had to read this book in a English Comp II class taught by a libertarian professor. O'Rourke's analysis, while scathingly funny, falls short of the mark due to sheer lack of evidence. His [... more]
$15.00
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