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by P. J. O'Rourke

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America's favorite political humorist leads readers on a hysterical whirlwind tour, from the "good capitalism" of Wall Street to the "bad socialism" of Cuba, in search of an answer to the age-old question: "Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?"

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In P. J. O’Rourke’s classic best-seller Eat The Rich, he takes on an elusive subject, but one that is dear to us all—wealth. What is it? How do you get it? Or, as P.J. says, “Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?” Starting on Wall Street. P.J. takes the reader on a scary, hilarious, and enlightening world tour to investigate funny economics. Having seen “good capitalism” on Wall Street, he looks at “bad capitalism” in Albania, views “good socialism” in Sweden, and endures “bad socialism” in Cuba. Head reeling, he decides to tackle that Econ 101 course he avoided in college. The result is the world’s only astute, comprehensive, and concise presentation of the basic principles of economics that can make you laugh, on purpose. P.J.’s conclusion in a nutshell: the free market is ugly and stupid, like going to the mall; the unfree market is just as ugly and just as stupid, except there’s nothing in the mall and if you don’t go there they shoot you.

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In the tradition of his contemporary classic Parliament of Whores, renowned political humorist P. J. O'Rourke is back with Eat the Rich, in which he takes on the global economy. P. J. O'Rourke leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the "good capitalism" of Wall Street to the "bad socialism" of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old question: "Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?" With stops in Albania, Sweden, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Tanzania, O'Rourke takes a look at the complexities of economics with a big dose of the incomparable wit that has made him one of today's most refreshing commentators.

Now updated with new material from the O'Rourke, fifteen years after the original publication of his riotous first take.

"O'Rourke has done the unthinkable: he's made money funny."--Forbes FYI

"[O'Rourke is] witty, smart and--though he hides it under a tough coat of cynicism--a fine reporter . . . Delightful."--New York Times Book Review

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  • Title Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics
  • Author P. J. O'Rourke
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Pbk. Ed
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1999-07-23
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780871137609 / 0871137607
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Holiday: Father's Day
  • Category Humor
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98027100
  • Dewey Decimal Code 330.020

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  • New York Times, 09/05/1999, Page 24

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P. J. O'Rourke has written nineteen books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me and editor-in- chief of the free web magazine American Consequences. He lives in rural New England, as far away from the things he writes about as he can get.

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