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Parliament of Whores:

A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U. S. Government
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Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, Dec 1, 2007 - Humor - 240 pages
Called "an everyman's guide to Washington" (The New York Times), P. J. O'Rourke's savagely funny and national best-seller Parliament of Whores has become a classic in understanding the workings of the American political system. Originally written at the end of the Reagan era, this new edition includes an extensive foreword by the renowned political writer Andrew Ferguson -- showing us that although the names and the players have changed, the game is still the same. Parliament of Whores is an exuberant, broken-field run through the ethical foibles, pork-barrel flimflam, and bureaucratic bullrorfle inside the Beltway that leaves no sacred cow unskewered and no politically correct sensitivities unscorched. "Highly pungent and wickedly accurate observations ... [from a] boisterous, pedal-to-the-floor humorist." -- The New York Times Book Review "Outrageous ... It is insulting, inflammatory, profane, and absolutely great reading." -- The Washington Post Book World "A gonzo civics book ... O'Rourke is like a trophy hunter let loose in an unguarded zoo." -- Chicago Tribune

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Review: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire US Government

User Review  - Phil - Goodreads

I can't believe that this book (which features the idiocy of finance industry bailouts, farm subsidies, and social security math) is as old as I am. Although he has a little too much faith in business ... Read full review

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Quite possibly the best book ever written about the politic process. O'Rourke doesn't fall victim to the usual cliches of what the government is or isn't. Both hilarious and genuinely intelligent at the same time. Read full review

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About the author (2007)

P. J. O'Rourke is the best-selling author of ten books, including CEO of the Sofa, Holidays in Hell, All the Trouble in the World, and Eat the Rich. He is currently a national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly.

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TitleParliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U. S. Government
AuthorP J O'Rourke
ContributorAndrew Ferguson
PublisherGrove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 2007
ISBN1555847153, 9781555847159
Length240 pages
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Humor / Topic / Political
Political Science / Civics & Citizenship
  
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