Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hellbending, Celebrating America the Way It's Supposed to Be--With an Oil Well in Every Backyard, a Cadillac Escalade in Every Carport, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Mowing Our Lawn
About this title: A collection spanning thirty years, chronicling famed humorist and gearhead P. J. O'Rourke's love affair with the automobile from mid-twentieth century to now from heyday to sickbay.
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Description: New. Spanning 30 years, this collection chronicles famed humorist and gearhead P.J. O'Rourke's love affair with the automobile from mid-20th century to now, from heyday to sickbay. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr
Date Published: 2009-06-09
ISBN-13:9780802118837ISBN:0802118836
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Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Date Published: 2009-06-01
ISBN-13:9781423396710ISBN:1423396715
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Binding: Spoken Word MP3-CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Date Published: 2009-06-01
ISBN-13:9781423396734ISBN:1423396731
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Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridge
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781423396710ISBN:1423396715
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Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781423396734ISBN:1423396731
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"O'Rourke is one of my favorite writers and humorists, so I expected a lot more from this book. In most of the new material, it feels like he's playing a caricature of himself, and in the old material, he hasn't finished sharpening his voice yet. Maybe he just loses something when he's not talking politics. I'm not sure what the root cause is, but this book is very skippable, even for a big P.J. O'Rourke fan."
"This book is based on automotive magazine articles done by O'Rourke, re-issued and (more than once) re-worked for the current political situation, where the Obama "fun-suckers" rule the roost in Washington. O'Rourke is a conservative libertarian, and he skewers both political parties, as well as anyone else in his way. His gonzo writing style recalls the manic, nervous pace of Hunter Thompson. There is plenty of abuse here for most anyone not named P.J. O'Rourke, and he occasionally finds great humor in his middle-aged self as well.
I enjoyed every chapter of this book. O'Rourke can be quoted effectively by simply picking up the book, opening to a random page and putting your finger on any given sentence. Example: "My personal theory about the visceral appeal of the Jeep is that it is purposeful-looking while having no clear purpose."
This is fun with wild abandonment of sensibility. If you want serious writing, go elsewhere. If you want to have a good time and laugh out loud, you'll enjoy this diversionary reading."
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