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All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty
All the Trouble in the World The Lighter Side of Overpopulation Famine Ecological Disaster Ethnic Hatred Plague and Poverty
Author: P. J. O'Rourke
Attacking fashionable worries--all those terrible problems that are constantly on our minds and in the news, but about which most of us have no real clue--the bestselling author of Parliament of Whores crisscrosses the globe in search of answers to today's most vexing dilemmas, and, in the process, ensures that political correctness will never b...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780871135803
ISBN-10: 0871135809
Publication Date: 10/1994
Pages: 340
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3.5 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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 RoyalScatterbrain avatar reviewed All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty on + 5 more book reviews
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highly entertaining... I loved O'Rourke's dry wit and his analogies are hysterical...
reviewed All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty on + 3352 more book reviews
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Keep in mind this is not politically correct, nor seeks to say things to make people happy and you'll enjoy this off the wall writer.
mcpenguin5 avatar reviewed All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty on + 93 more book reviews
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Hillarious! O'Rourke is a magician with wit and sarcasm. Edgy take on the anxieties of modern America.
reviewed All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty on + 5 more book reviews
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Troublemaker P.J. O'Rourke pokes and prods at everything that makes up this crazy world. I enjoyed this book.
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 mcpenguin5 avatar reviewed All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and Poverty on + 93 more book reviews
This is a very funny book by a very funny man. He takes a rather acid approach to the problems that plague us, or seem to plague us. Easy read, light and funny. Keep your sense of humor intact however, if conservative types annoy you.


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