ISBN: 9780802137012 - holidays in hell: in which our intrepid reporter travels to the world's worst places and asks, "what's funny about thi (o'rourke, p. j.) (16 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J. s unforgettable adventures abroad include storming student protesters barricades in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover in Arab garb at Jerusalem s Dome of the Rock Mosque. Packed with P.J. s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today s most celebrated humorists a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. This is funny, outrageous, perceptive stuff, written with brio. The Washington Post Book World O Rourke. . . seems to have teethed on brass knuckles and suckled on bile. He is also one of the funniest writers in America, or wherever else he may go to satisfy his desperate need to extract humor from folly and chaos. Time To say that P. J. O Rourke is funny is like saying that the Rocky Mountains are scenic accurate but insufficient. At best he s downright exhilarating. Chicago Tribune.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J. s unforgettable adventures abroad include storming student protesters barricades in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover in Arab garb at Jerusalem s Dome of the Rock Mosque. Packed with P.J. s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today s most celebrated humorists a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. This is funny, outrageous, perceptive stuff, written with brio. The Washington Post Book World O Rourke. . . seems to have teethed on brass knuckles and suckled on bile. He is also one of the funniest writers in America, or wherever else he may go to satisfy his desperate need to extract humor from folly and chaos. Time To say that P. J. O Rourke is funny is like saying that the Rocky Mountains are scenic accurate but insufficient. At best he s downright exhilarating. Chicago Tribune.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 272 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 272 pages. Text lightly tanned Now available from Grove Press, P. J. O'Rourke's classic, best-selling guided tour of the world's most desolate, dangerous, and desperate places. Tired of m aking bad jokes and believing that the world outside seemed a much worse joke than anything I could conjure, P. J. O'Rourke traversed the globe on a fun-find ing mission, investigating the way of life in the most desperate places on the p lanet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast. The result is Holidays in Hell--a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. P.J.'s adventures include storming student protesters' barricades with riot police in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and goi ng undercover dressed in Arab garb in the Gaza Strip. He also takes a look at Am erica's homegrown horrors as he braves the media frenzy surrounding the Reagan-G orbachev summit in Washington D.C., uncovers the mortifying banality behind the white-bread kitsch of Jerry Falwell's Heritage USA, and survives the stultifying boredom of Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration. Packed with P.J.'s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today's most ce lebrated humorists.…