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- Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
- Number of Pages: 256
- ISBN: 0802118836
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113034783
- Release Date: June 9, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #52106 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #251 in Humor (See Top 100 Humor Bestsellers)
- #15 in Form - Parodies (See Top 100 Form - Parodies Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hellbending Celebrating America as It Ought to Be-An Oil Well in Each Backyard, a Cadillac E" by P. J. O'Rourke to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hellbending Celebrating America as It Ought to Be-An Oil Well in Each Backyard, a Cadillac E"Browse more products related to "P. J. O'Rourke"Review"P. J. O'Rourke, a razor-edged political satirist, is also a car aficionado....Actually, aficionado is too weak a word - O'Rourke's attachment to cars is clearly deep, crude, and twisted....[H]e's also savvy enough to realize that so much of the car culture he extols is based, in one's youth, on the notion of trying to be cooler than one is, and, in one's middle age, on trying to recapture that coolness that never was. He's ruthless at times, but not wholly unsympathetic." "You could say that [O'Rourke's] work as automotive journalist in his new collection...combines these enthusiasms and themes, but the word journalist would be too feeble. O'Rourke is not a dispassionate reporter but a wild-eyed car nut. What drives his philosophy of the road is a belief in the paramount importance of fun." "[O'Rourke has] still got it. Fortunately for us, he chose journalism over being a Buick dealer. If the latter had been the case, he'd probably be out of work, and we wouldn't have this wonderful collection with which to reminisce about the heyday of Detroit." "When O'Rourke is on his game, he's as funny a writer as we have now, and even though many of the tales with which he regales us are certifiable stretchers, what matters is that they're funny, not whether they're true. If they really were true, O'Rourke would have been dead at least a quarter-century ago..." Publisher's noteIn a collection spanning over three decades, the famed humorist and certified gearhead chronicles his love affair with the automobile from mid-twentieth century until now--from heyday to sick bay--in a hilarious romp through all things on four wheels. 50,000 first printing. AnnotationA 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. Humorist P.J. O'Rourke is best known for his political satire, but this collection showcases his favorite essays about his real passion--cars. O'Rourke completely re-edited these pieces, which span his entire 30-year career, providing contemporary commentary on some of his best-loved pieces from the past, including his immortal classic "How to Drive Fast on Drugs While Getting Your Wing-Wang Squeezed and Not Spill Your Drink." Thanks to the conservation movement, the view towards car culture has certainly downshifted in recent years, but O'Rourke revs his literary engine even louder in support of gas-guzzlers, burning rubber, and roadkill. Among the journeys he recounts are a cross-country jaunt in a reliably unreliable 1956 Buick, a Harley trek through middle America, and a marathon run down the Mexican Baja peninsula. If You Enjoy "Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hellbending Celebrating America as It Ought to Be-An Oil Well in Each Backyard, a Cadillac E (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hellbending Celebrating America as It Ought to Be-An Oil Well in Each Backyard, a Cadillac E (Hardcover)" by P. J. O'Rourke (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Form - Parodies Bestsellers
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