America on Six Rubles a Day or How to Become a Capitalist Pig [Paperback]

Yakov Smirnoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 1987

America on Six Rubles a Day or How to Become a Capitalist Pig Author: Yakov Smirnoff A collection of the Soviet comedian's classic punch lines, observations, and stories presented as a guidebook for fellow immigrants to the United States. His swipes at Soviet totalitarianism and his comparisons between his new home and his native land offer some light political humor. - Offers a humorous look at U.S. citizenship, homes, jobs, dating, language, food, television, health care, automobiles, travel, music, and holidays. BOOK REVIEWS Aaron (mellowtraveler) - Seattle, WA reviewed America on Six Rubles a Day or How to Become a Capitalist Pig on 1/21/2010 This is a strange book. Uncle Tom Yakov Smirnoff gives it to his home country, its women, its food, and its culture, for red-blooded U.S. capitalist types. A nice relic of the Cold War days that made Yakov popular (?). He can now be found in his very own eatery/nightclub establishment in Branson, Missouri, dishing out his doofus culture clash pap to the morons that go there. Anyway, this is a stellar bathroom book; don't worry, mine is staying there. Five stars.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Vintage; 1st edition (October 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394755235
• ISBN-13: 978-0394755236
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely hilarious! BRING BACK THE COLD WAR!, March 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: America on Six Rubles a Day or How to Become a Capitalist Pig (Paperback)

Someone recently gave me a used copy of this book and I couldn't stop laughing. Even though cold war politics are outdated, you should still get most of these jokes, it is just FUNNY.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Genuinely Funny Guy, September 7, 2006

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A. Knepper "Quality Reviews!" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America on Six Rubles a Day or How to Become a Capitalist Pig (Paperback)

One of the many humorous pictures is Yakov Smirnoff hunching over a roulette table with the caption "I like the American version of roulette much better!" Another has him in front of an "OPEN HOUSE" sign with the caption: "No wonder there are so many burglaries in America!" They're funnier when you're physically seeing them, of course, which is why you must pick up a copy of this sadly passed over hidden treasure. He genuinely loves this country, the country that gave him refuge from the USSR. Astoundingly funny political humor, but Smirnoff never becomes political. He's simply trying to make you laugh, and he succeeds.