{"product_id":"eat-the-rich-a-treatise-on-economics-paperback","title":"Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. J. O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of his contemporary classic \u003cem\u003eParliament of Whores\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003erenowned political humorist P. J. O'Rourke\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis back with \u003cem\u003eEat the Rich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003ein which he takes on the global economy. P. J. O'Rourke leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the \"good capitalism\" of Wall Street to the \"bad socialism\" of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old question: \"Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?\" With stops in Albania, Sweden, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Tanzania, O'Rourke takes a look at the complexities of economics with a big dose of the incomparable wit that has made him one of today's most refreshing commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow updated with new material from the O'Rourke, fifteen years after the original publication of his riotous first take.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"O'Rourke has done the unthinkable: he's made money funny.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForbes FYI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[O'Rourke is] witty, smart and--though he hides it under a tough coat of cynicism--a fine reporter . . . Delightful.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP. J. O'Rourke\u003c\/strong\u003e has written nineteen books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. \u003cem\u003eParliament of Whores\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGive War a Chance\u003c\/em\u003e both reached #1 on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list. He is a regular panelist on NPR's \u003cem\u003eWait Wait...Don't Tell Me\u003c\/em\u003e and editor-in- chief of the free web magazine \u003cem\u003eAmerican Consequences\u003c\/em\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 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757334495520,"sku":"9780871137609","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6ee1f78800b444de09662612ba35fa2.webp?v=1780099811","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eat-the-rich-a-treatise-on-economics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}