J J O Rourke: 42 books
The Problem of Freedom in Marxist Thought
An Analysis of the Treatment of Human Freedom by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Contemporary Soviet Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This study seeks to present the theory of freedom as found in one line of the Marxist tradition, that which begins with Marx and Engels and continues through Lenin to contemporary Soviet philosophy. Although the primary goal is simply to describe how freedom is con ceived by the thinkers of this...
Holidays in Heck
A Former War Correspondent Experiences Frightening Vacation Fun
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Humorous essays from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author on travel, late-life parenting, and other perils.
P. J. O’Rourke, hailed as “one of America’s most hilarious writers” by Time, is the author of the classic travelogue Holidays in Hell, in which he traversed the globe on...
Modern Manners
An Etiquette Book for Rude People
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
An “extremely funny” take on the decline of civility, from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of How the Hell Did This Happen? (The Plain Dealer).
In Modern Manners, cultural guru P. J. O’Rourke provides the essential accessory for the truly contemporary man or woman—a rulebook...
Eat the Rich
A Treatise on Economics
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
A New York Times bestseller: “The funniest writer in America” takes on the global economy (The Wall Street Journal).
In this book, renowned political humorist P. J. O’Rourke, author of Parliament of Whores and How the Hell Did This Happen? leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour...
Don't Vote
It Just Encourages the Bastards
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
“[A] merciless but often humorous look at the shortcomings of American politics” by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Parliament of Whores (Booklist).
Don’t Vote: It Just Encourages the Bastards is a brilliant, disturbing, hilarious, and sobering look at why politics and politicians...
Give War a Chance
Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
The #1 New York Times bestseller from “one of America’s most hilarious and provocative writers . . . a volatile brew of one-liners and vitriol” (Time).
Renowned for his cranky conservative humor, P. J. O’Rourke runs hilariously amok in this book, tackling the death of communism; his...
Thrown Under the Omnibus
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015
An essential collection of career-spanning writings by the political satirist and #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Parliament of Whores.
From his early pieces for the National Lampoon, through his classic reporting as Rolling Stone’s International Affairs editor in the 1980s and...
The Bachelor Home Companion
A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
From “the funniest writer in America,” a book about cooking and cleaning for people who don’t know how to do those things and aren’t about to learn (The Wall Street Journal).
In addition to debunking popular myths about bachelors (they are in fact not creatures known to hang around...
How the Hell Did This Happen?
The Election of 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
The iconic humorist offers his take on the stranger-than-fiction (and stranger-than-fact) 2016 presidential election and its equally unbelievable aftermath.
The 2016 election cycle was so absurd that celebrated political satirist, journalist, and die-hard Republican P. J. O’Rourke endorsed...
Age and Guile
Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
The political humorist shares his transformation from dirty hippie to conservative middle-aged grouch: “An incorrigible comic gift” (The New York Times Book Review).
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Give War a Chance was at one time a raving pinko, with scars on his formerly...
The Baby Boom
How It Got That Way, And It Wasn't My Fault, And I'll Never Do It Again
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
The New York Times–bestselling author looks at the sixties generation, and how he and his seventy-five million accomplices made America what it is today.
A onetime editor-in-chief of National Lampoon who also spent years reporting for Rolling Stone and The Atlantic Monthly, P. J. O’Rourke...
Republican Party Reptile
The Confessions, Adventures, Essays and (Other) Outrages of . . .
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Writings from the old-school Republican and New York Times–bestselling author of How the Hell Did This Happen?: “Hilarious” (Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for Smoking).
In this collection of pieces, the outrageous political satirist renowned for such classics as Parliament of Whores...
by P. J. O'Rourke
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
The #1 New York Times–bestselling political humorist reads Adam Smith’s classic economic treatise—so you don’t have to.
Recognized almost instantly on its publication in 1776 as the fundamental work of economics, The Wealth of Nations was also recognized as really long. The original edition...
Driving Like Crazy
Thirty Years of Vehicular Hell-Bending: Celebrating America the Way It's Supposed to Be—With an Oil Well in Every Backyard, a Cadillac Escalade in Every Carport, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Mowing Our Lawn
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
The #1 New York Times–bestselling humorist’s tribute to car travel is “a ride worth taking, even for readers who don’t know an oil pan from a frying pan” (The Washington Times).
From a veteran of both Car and Driver and National Lampoon magazines, this hilarious book chronicles the...