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Title: Eat the Rich by P. J. O'Rourke ISBN: 0-87113-760-7 Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (87 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Very Funny Trip
Comment: I got hooked on P.J. O'Rourke through his work in "Rolling
Stone." Each of his books have usually just been expanded
versions of his gonzo-style of journalism. He is definitely the sick
love child of Hunter S. Thompson (another "Rolling Stone"
family member) and Dave Barry--of course with a twist of Rush
Limbaugh's conservatist flare. His dry wit is interlaced with a keen
eye for the bizarre. He has attacked politicians and Congress in
"Parliament of Whores" (still his best book to date) and the
"hawks" and "doves" in "Give War a
Chance" (enjoyable though not as memorable). This time he takes
on economists who apparently win Nobel prizes simply by boring the
most people. However, he does this by actually bouncing around the
globe, from Wall Street to Havana. And Albania to Hong Kong. And
several other points in between.
He gets deep into a
country. Immersing himself within society itself to develop his theory
of why a country's economic ills are what they are. This is usually
done by attending the local watering holes. If anything else is
redeeming to an O'Rourke work, it's certain that you will always walk
away with an unquenchable urge to have a stiff drink--or maybe
four.
O'Rourke examines and compares several societies and
countries that exhibit the most free of the free market (Hong Kong) or
the country with "good" socialism (Sweden) and
"bad" socialism (Cuba) and several other nations like
Tanzania, Albania and Russia. As well as the U.S. and Shanghai. The
examination on these countries are too brief to be worthy of real
study, but the truth within the humorous observations are what is the
real nugget. ...this book is
thoroughly enjoyable just to get his no-nonsense and never boring take
on why the free-market is greatest invention of mankind. ....
Finally, you will definitely laugh while reading this
book.
Rating: 4
Summary: This is a very readable treatment of a difficult subject.
Comment: P. J. O'Rourke gives a very readable economic's lecture on the nature of US economic success vis-a-vis the rest of the world. His humor makes a dry subject very entertaining. The use of comparisons by relating antedotes of his travels to make his points on the advantages of US Capitalism over other forms of capitalism and socialism is very effective in making the reader think. The basic everyday events of a person's life show for him the effect of a country's economic policies. The writing for the book was stronger in the beginning chapters. He was at his best when he was talking about Western economies. Though he is an avowed Bill and Hillary Clinton basher, his cheap shot at Chelsea showed him to be mean. While I enjoyed reading the book and recommend it for making a difficult subject understandable, I would not enjoy knowing the author as a person.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Econ major's delight!
Comment: This book should be required reading instead of the majority of snore-inducing comparative econ books. The huge laugh-generating factor of this intelligent take on comparative econ easily compensates for its initial too basic explanation of econ 101 & occasional unnecessary crassness. The chapter on Cuba is illuminating -- & especially interesting in light of Fidel's current crackdown.
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Title: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre, Marketplace Books ISBN: 0471059706 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 11 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt ISBN: 0517548232 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 14 December, 1988 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty by P. J. O'Rourke ISBN: 0871136112 Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom by Van K. Tharp, K. Tharp ISBN: 0070647623 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Martin Zweig's Winning On Wall Street by Martin Zweig ISBN: 0446672815 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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