A Cry from the Far Middle, P. J. ORourke
A Cry from the Far Middle, P. J. ORourke
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A Cry from the Far Middle
Dispatches from a Divided Land

Author: P. J. O'Rourke

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 5 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2020

Synopsis

In a time of chaos, the #1 New York Times bestselling political humorist asks his fellow Americans to take it down a notch.

Is there an upside to being woke (and unable to get back to sleep)? If we license dentists, why don't we license politicians? Is your juicer sending fake news to your FitBit about what's in your refrigerator?

The legendary P. J. O'Rourke addresses these questions and more in this hilarious new collection of essays about our nation's propensity for anger and perplexity, which includes such gems as "An Inaugural Address I'd Like to Hear" (Ask not what your country can do for you, ask how I can get the hell out of here) and "Sympathy vs. Empathy," which contemplates whether it's better to hold people's hands or bust into their heads. Also included is a handy quiz to find out where you stand on the Coastals vs. Heartlanders spectrum. From the author of Parliament of Whores, None of My Business, and other modern classics, this is a smart look at the current state of these United States, and a plea to everyone to take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy a few good laughs.

About P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022) was an author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two 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. After beginning his career writing for the National Lampoon, O'Rourke went on to serve as foreign affairs desk chief for Rolling Stone, where he reported from far-flung places. Later he wrote for a number of publications, including the Atlantic, the Daily Beast, the Wall Street Journal, and the Weekly Standard, and was a longtime panelist on NPR's Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kasa

I look forward to P.J. O'Rourke's appearances on Wait Wait, so I know that we are on the same side of the current political divide. This country is more fractured than ever, but he begins with the "lost" colony of Roanoke to make his point. Most people will know whether they are "coastal" or "Midlan......more

Goodreads review by Fred

I think he phoned it in. Hey, let's grab a bunch of my columns and slap them together and make a book! This approach probably explains the disjointed nature of this book. Not cohesive or well organized, just a collection of O'Rourkeisms. He can actually be quite clever in his satire and I have enjoy......more

Goodreads review by John of Canada

Review to follow......more

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