Give War a Chance; Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1992. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxii, 233, [1] pages. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Inscribed by author and dated on fep. Patrick Jake O'Rourke (born November 14, 1947), known as P. J. O'Rourke, is an American political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke is the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and is a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard, and a panelist on National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. He has been a columnist at The Daily Beast. He is the author of 20 books, including Holidays in Hell, a compilation of O'Rourke's articles as a free-lance foreign correspondent and All the Trouble in the World, an examination of current political concerns such as global warming and famine from a libertarian perspective. The Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, 1994 states: O'Rourke's original reporting, irreverent humor, and crackerjack writing makes for delectable reading. He never minces words or pulls his punches, whatever the subject. Derived from a Kirkus review: O'Rourke finds a certain purpose in his ongoing fight against evil, which he defines loosely as communism, Iraq, and liberals. These essays take no prisoners. At his best when goofing off across the globe, O'Rourke reminds us that most of the world isn't worth visiting. Not East Berlin after the Wall came down; not Russia before and after the failed coup; and certainly not Northern Ireland. ' In Nicaragua, O'Rourke celebrates the defeat of Ortega and his North American sympathizers. In Paraguay, during their elections, he discovers an unlikely outbreak of democracy and freedom. And in the Persian Gulf throughout the war, he notices that it's the first conflict ever covered by sober journalists. The domestic enemies here include: politically correct rock-and-rollers; Lee Iacocca); Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter; and the Kennedys. O'Rourke treats Dr. Ruth rather gently. Other essays chart his turn from the radicalism of his youth; celebrate cars over people; condemn drug testing; and call for a new, improved McCarthyism. O'Rourke is an antitourist of revolution, a capitalist John Reed who delights in breaking every ``rule'' of journalism, especially staying sober. You don't have to share his politics to love his prose. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Gorbachev, Democracy, Communism, Drug Test, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Dr. Ruth, Lee Iococca, Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Carter, Blacklist, Ireland, Middle East, Automobiles, Pedestrians, Sex, Persian Gulf War, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Missile At
ISBN: 9780871135209
[Book #75456]
Price: $45.00