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A Cry from the Far Middle - Dispatches from a Divided Land by P. J. O'Rourke
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Observations 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 P. 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 wha ...Show more
Baby Boom: How it Got That Way...and it Wasn't My Fault...and I'll Never Do it Again by P. J. O'Rourke
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Category: Humour
"The Baby Boom - over-sized, overwrought, overbearing, and all over the place, from Donovan to Obama. The generation that said with a straight face, 'We are the world.' What's so funny about peace, love and understanding? Ask the generation responsible for the fall of the Berlin Wall and their knickers. ...Show more
DON'T VOTE: It Just Encourages the Bastards by P.J. O'Rourke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Humour
In his new book, "DON'T VOTE - It Just Encourages the Bastards", best-selling political humorist P.J. O'Rourke writes the mirthful political theory companion to his classic political science book, Parliament of Whores. Best-selling humorist P.J. O'Rourke is back with his latest political masterpiece, "D ...Show more
Driving Like Crazy : Thirty Years of Vehicular Hell-bending by P.J. O'Rourke
$22.99 AUD
Category: Humour
Jump in and buckle-up. P.J. O'Rourke delivers his rapid-fire wit from the driver's seat of Buicks, Land Rovers, Harley-Davidsons and at least one Soviet army surplus truck. "Driving Like Crazy" is a hilarious collection of fender-bending pieces that career along at O'Rourke's full-throttle, breakneck Go ...Show more
Holidays in Heck by P.J. O'Rourke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel
The long-awaited follow up to the classic Holidays in Hell, P.J. O'Rourke's Holidays in Heck is the middle-aged version of his classic travel pieces, featuring journeys to China, Venice, the UK and beyond. Holidays in Heck takes the reader on a globe-trotting journey to far-reaching places including Chi ...Show more
How the Hell Did This Happen?: A Cautionary Tale of American Democracy by P.J. O'Rourke
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
This election cycle was so absurd that celebrated political satirist, journalist, and die-hard Republican P. J. O'Rourke endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. How the Hell Did This Happen? is his essential take on the stranger-than-fiction (and stranger-than-fact) 2016 presidential election and ...Show more
How the Hell Did This Happen?: The US Election of 2016 by P. J. O'Rourke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
No comedian could have written the joke this election cycle has been. The punch line is too ridiculous (whoever the punch line is going to be). Celebrated political satirist, journalist, and diehard Republican P.J. O'Rourke brings his critical eye and inimitable voice to some serious risky business. How ...Show more
On The Wealth of Nations by P J O'Rourke
$24.95 AUD
Category: Humour | Series: Books That Shook the World | Reading Level: very good
'The Wealth of Nations is, without doubt a 'book that changed the world.' But it has been taking its time. Two hundred and thirty one years after publication, Adam Smith's practical truths are only beginning to be absorbed in full. Although its contents didn't make people gasp, something about The Wealt ...Show more
Peace Kills by P J O'Rourke
$25.00 AUD
Category: Humour
In his classic Parliament of Whores, P.J. O'Rourke listened to the dirty joke that is the US government. In his bestseller Eat the Rich he subjected himself to the shaggy dog story of economics. Now O'Rourke brings his critical facilities to bear on the ultimate stand-up act - American foreign policy. I ...Show more
The Baby Boom: How it Got That Way (And it Wasn't My Fault) (And I'll Never Do it Again) by P. J. O'Rourke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Humour
This is a hilarious look at the aging baby boomer generation from the author the Spectator labelled 'what happens when America does Grumpy Old Men'. The Baby Boom - over-sized, overwrought, overbearing, and all over the place, from Donovan to Obama. The generation that said with a straight face, 'We are ...Show more
The Dreaded Feast: Writers on Enduring the Holidays by P.J. O'Rourke
$29.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
"The Dreaded Feast: Writers on Enduring the Holidays" will act as a balm for the millions of people who face Christmas-time with a mixture of dread and obligation. The anthology, which includes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will deflate the notion of the 'perfect' holiday season, and allow the reader ...Show more
Thrown Under the Omnibus by P.J. O'Rourke
$45.00 AUD
Category: Humour
'Whether you agree with him or not, P.J. writes a helluva piece.' Richard Nixon P.J. O'Rourke has had a prolific career as one of America's most celebrated humourists. But that career almost didn't happen. As he tells it, 'I began to write for pay in the spring of 1970. To tell the truth I didn't even m ...Show more
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