{"product_id":"eat-the-rich-a-treatise-on-economics-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP. J. O'Rourke\u003c\/strong\u003e has written nineteen books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. \u003cem\u003eParliament of Whores\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGive War a Chance\u003c\/em\u003e both reached #1 on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list. He is a regular panelist on NPR's \u003cem\u003eWait Wait...Don't Tell Me\u003c\/em\u003e and editor-in- chief of the free web magazine \u003cem\u003eAmerican Consequences\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in rural New England, as far away from the things he writes about as he can get. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Monthly Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523905098002,"sku":"9780871137609","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cea719d7-254a-4b3d-892a-0e1345ef444a.jpg?v=1731170913","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eat-the-rich-a-treatise-on-economics-9780871137609","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}