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Why We Suck (Hardcover)

By: Denis Leary (Author)

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The four-time Emmy-nominated comic satirist of Rescue Me presents irreverent cultural observations about how society is taking itself too seriously, in an account that shares anecdotes from his Irish-Catholic upbringing, high-pressure family life, and work as a performing artist. 200,000 first printing.

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In this scathing and darkly humorous diatribe, comedian and actor Denis Leary offer his sardonic take what’s wrong with America. Leary takes no prisoners, taking down everything from the Catholic Church, to the culture of celebrity, to why he hates cats. Leary is known for his acerbic wit, and he unloads plenty of his trademark vitriol in WHY WE SUCK. Fans of Leary’s stand-up will likely delight in this bitingly funny commentary on American culture.

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A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian.

“A pissed off Leary is the best Leary,” says one critic of the writer and comic. In Why We Suck, Dr. Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically correct, the hypocritical, the obese, the thin--basically everyone who takes themselves too seriously. He does so with the extra oomph of a doctorate bestowed upon him by his alma mater Emerson College. “Sure it’s just a celebrity type of thing--they only gave it to me because I’m famous.” Leary explains. “But it’s legal and it means I get to say I’m a doctor--just like Dr. Phil.”

In Why We Suck, Leary’s famously smart style and sardonic wit have found their fullest and fiercest expression yet. Zeroing in on the ridiculous wherever he finds it, Leary unravels his Irish Catholic upbringing, the folly of celebrity, the pressures of family life, and the great hypocrisy of politics with the same bright, savage, and profane insight he brought to his critically acclaimed one-man shows No Cure for Cancer and Lock ’n Load, and his platinum-selling song, “Asshole.”

Proudly Irish American, defiantly working class, with a reserve of compassion for the underdog and the overlooked, Leary delivers blistering diatribes that are penetrating social commentary with no holds barred. Leary’s book will find wide appeal among people who want to laugh out loud or find a guide who matches their view of what’s wrong in America and the world-at-large; and fans of his one-man shows, his many movies, and Rescue Me, Leary’s Golden Globe and Emmy–nominated television show. Why We Suck is the latest salvo from one of America’s most original and biting comic satirists.

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5 out of 5 stars on point, November 24, 2008
By lc8v
once again - denis has his finger on what is going on around us. has there ever been a better time to use our brains and look at the issues surrounding us - right down to ourselves? the best authors always seem to put out work that couldnt be more timeley - and why we suck delivers! once you read the book from the first 5 pages in - youll know that all the controversary surrounding it and the misinterpretation of the literature - is exactely "why we suck"

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