Lifestyles of the Doomed (Bayan's Tirades: Volume 2)

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Author: Rick Bayan ISBN: 9780991359912
Publisher: Rick Bayan Publication: November 10, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Rick Bayan
ISBN: 9780991359912
Publisher: Rick Bayan
Publication: November 10, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Lifestyles of the Doomed: American Follies & Afflictions at the Turn of the Millennium (Bayan's Tirades, Volume 2)

Let the author of "The Cynic's Dictionary" and "Extremely Dark Chocolates" lead you on a bitterly amusing journey back to the turn of the millennium. Bayan, a self-described "kinder, gentler cynic," wrote these seriously funny commentary pieces between 1998 and 2002, as we transitioned from an age of frivolity to an age of terror and disgruntlement. On one side of the divide we had Seinfeld, New Age crystal shops and goat-cheese pizza with arugula; on the other side came the dotcom crash, George W. Bush, 9/11 and worldwide jihad.

All the pieces in this lively collection (the second of three projected volumes, each with a different theme) are gathered from Bayan's vintage website, The Cynic's Sanctuary, as well as his syndicated column, "Some Cynical Guy." Contents include "Great Affectations," "Adventures in Downsizing," "The Cynic's Inaugural Address," "Selling Your Soul on eBay," "The Museum of Discarded Names," Fanatics on Parade" and over 40 more essays that, taken together, chronicle the slow-motion cultural shipwreck that ended the yuppie heyday of the '90s.

Witty, irreverent, heartfelt and stylishly written, "Lifestyles of the Doomed" will leave you laughing and shaking your head in commiseration. It's the kind of book you'll want to dip into again and again.

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Lifestyles of the Doomed: American Follies & Afflictions at the Turn of the Millennium (Bayan's Tirades, Volume 2)

Let the author of "The Cynic's Dictionary" and "Extremely Dark Chocolates" lead you on a bitterly amusing journey back to the turn of the millennium. Bayan, a self-described "kinder, gentler cynic," wrote these seriously funny commentary pieces between 1998 and 2002, as we transitioned from an age of frivolity to an age of terror and disgruntlement. On one side of the divide we had Seinfeld, New Age crystal shops and goat-cheese pizza with arugula; on the other side came the dotcom crash, George W. Bush, 9/11 and worldwide jihad.

All the pieces in this lively collection (the second of three projected volumes, each with a different theme) are gathered from Bayan's vintage website, The Cynic's Sanctuary, as well as his syndicated column, "Some Cynical Guy." Contents include "Great Affectations," "Adventures in Downsizing," "The Cynic's Inaugural Address," "Selling Your Soul on eBay," "The Museum of Discarded Names," Fanatics on Parade" and over 40 more essays that, taken together, chronicle the slow-motion cultural shipwreck that ended the yuppie heyday of the '90s.

Witty, irreverent, heartfelt and stylishly written, "Lifestyles of the Doomed" will leave you laughing and shaking your head in commiseration. It's the kind of book you'll want to dip into again and again.

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