{"product_id":"overstated-colin-quinn-9781250803726","title":"Overstated: A Coast-To-Coast Roast of the 50 States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Quinn, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows\u003ci\u003e Red State Blue State\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnconstitutional\u003c\/i\u003e tackles the condition of our union today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUtah: The Church of States\u003cbr\u003eVermont: The Old Hippie State\u003cbr\u003eFlorida: The Hot Mess State\u003cbr\u003eArizona: The Instagram Model State\u003cbr\u003eWisconsin: The Diet Starts Tomorrow State \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States is in a fifty-states-wide couples' counseling session, thinking about filing for divorce. But is that really what we want? Can a nation composed of states that are \u003ci\u003eso\u003c\/i\u003e different possibly hang together? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColin Quinn, comedian, social commentator, and writer and star of \u003ci\u003eRed State Blue State\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnconstitutional\u003c\/i\u003e, calls us out state-by-state, from Connecticut to Hawaii. He identifies the hypocrisies inherent in what we \u003ci\u003eclaim\u003c\/i\u003e to believe and what we actually \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e. Within a framework of big-picture thinking about systems of government--after all, how \u003ci\u003ewould\u003c\/i\u003e you put this country together if you started from scratch today--to dead-on observations about the quirks and vibes of the citizens in each region, \u003ci\u003e Overstated\u003c\/i\u003e skewers us all: red, blue, and purple. It's ultimately infused with the same blend of optimism and practicality that sparked the U.S. into being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Quinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250803721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250803726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Colin Quinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048258597119,"sku":"9781250803726","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9fb33d6e-3911-4d22-9297-7c44e1d6effc.jpg?v=1684994788","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/overstated-colin-quinn-9781250803726","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}