Give War a Chance - Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer

In this "New York Times" bestseller, ORourke tackles the death of Communism, sanctimonious liberals, and Americas perennial bad guy Saddam Hussein.

Riassunto

In the spirit of his savagely funny and national best-seller Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance is P. J. O'Rourke's number one New York Times best-selling follow-up. O'Rourke runs hilariously amok by tackling the death of Communism, sanctimonious liberals, and America's perennial bad guy Saddam Hussein in a series of classic dispatches from his coverage of the 1991 Gulf War. Here is our most mordant and unnervingly funny political satirist on: Kuwait City after the Gulf War: "It looked like all the worst rock bands in the world had stayed there at the same time." On Saddam Hussein, O'Rourke muses: "He's got chemical weapons filled with ... chemicals. Maybe he's got The Bomb. And missiles that can reach Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Spokane. Stock up on nonperishable foodstuffs. Grab those Diet Coke cans you were supposed to take to the recycling center and fill them up with home heating oil. Bury the Hummel figurines in the yard. We're all going to die. Details at eleven."

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: P. J. O'Rourke
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.11.2003
• EAN: 9780802140319
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-4031-9
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 139 mm x 209 mm x 17 mm
• Peso: 311 g
• Illustrazioni: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Categorie: Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; USA, HUMOR / Form / Jokes & Riddles, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, HUMOR / Topic / History, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, HUMOR / Topic / Politics, Politics & government, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1990 to c 1999, Jokes and riddles, Father’s Day, War and defence operations, HOLIDAY / Election Day, Communism;liberals;Saddam Hussein;Gulf War;Kuwait City, Saddam Hussein; Gulf War; liberals; Kuwait City; Communism