{"product_id":"a-cry-from-the-far-middle-dispatches-from-a-divided-land-hardcover","title":"A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. J. O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObservations on the present political moment, and the discord that defines it, from the best man for the job: bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P.J. O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eP. J. O'Rourke says we've worked ourselves into a state of anger and perplexity, and it's no surprise because perplexed and angry are what Americans have been since the Roanoke Colony got lost. This astute and entertaining look at the state of these United States includes essays on everything from our fraught history (\"Oh Beautiful for . . . Pilgrim Feet?\") to the political effects of social media, (\"Whose Bright Idea Was It to Make Sure that Every Idiot in the World Is in Touch with Every Other Idiot?\"). A plan is advanced to reform federal poverty programs, \"Just Give Them the Money.\" And a rant is made against the \"Internet of Things\" because your juicer is sending fake news to your Fitbit about what's in your refrigerator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluded is a quiz to determine whether you're a \"Coastal\" or a \"Heartlander\" (you know organic, fair-traded, locavore, and gluten-free, but do you know hay from straw?), an impassioned plea to license politicians (we license beauticians ), and much more. This is P. J. at his finest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. J. O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e has written nineteen books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. \u003ci\u003eParliament of Whores\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGive War a Chance\u003c\/i\u003e both reached #1 on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list. He is a regular panelist on NPR's \u003ci\u003eWait Wait...Don't Tell Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing writer for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e editorial page, and the editor in chief of the free web magazine \u003ci\u003eAmerican Consequences\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in rural New England, as far away from the things he writes about as he can get.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769457574176,"sku":"9780802157737","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/feeab21e9b584cd4ff03a8efda571ebc_af512af0-98d0-4f18-bbca-5cb0e47d0d95.webp?v=1780348653","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-cry-from-the-far-middle-dispatches-from-a-divided-land-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}