{"product_id":"eat-the-rich-p-j-orourke-9780871137609","title":"Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. J. O'Rourke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871137607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871137609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/1999 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/1999 pg. 104","brand":"P. J. O'Rourke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047800762623,"sku":"9780871137609","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36dc0650-464c-4466-a693-ccb673d1fa07.jpg?v=1684992250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eat-the-rich-p-j-orourke-9780871137609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}