Duke 2000: Whatever It Takes [Paperback]

G. B. Trudeau (Author), G.B. Trudeau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2000 | Series: Doonesbury Books (Andrews & McMeel)

Doonesbury continues to entertain, inspire, and provoke with its unique blend of social commentary, humor, and political satire. Chronicling the millennial state of the nation through the interconnected lives of its large cast of characters, the strip offers unusual perspectives on the usual suspects, and asks impertinent questions on the pertinent subjects of the day. In Duke 2000: Whatever It Takes Trudeau's Pulitzer Prize-winning strip tracks the end of an Internet start-up and the beginning of a gay marriage, the revival of an aging rocker's career -- and the complete reinvention of the irrepressible Uncle Duke. In a presidential primary campaign attracting the likes of Warren Beatty and Donald Trump, perhaps it was not surprising that the former ambassador to China decided to throw his bandana into the ring.

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About the Author

2010 marks the 40th year since G. B. Trudeau began drawing Doonesbury. The strip has angered, irritated, and rebuked every president since Nixon. He and his family live in New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (October 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740706071
• ISBN-13: 978-0740706073
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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G. B. Trudeau's Doonesbury has tracked and explored 40 years of American culture through six wars and eight presidential administrations.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Duke is at it again!, January 17, 2001

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barbara bickley (Bartlesville, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Duke 2000: Whatever It Takes (Paperback)

This book is excellent for anyone who loves Zonker's uncle Duke. The former ambassador runs for president in this hillarious book. Its worth the money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "It should've been me, it should've been me!", April 6, 2006

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J. Guild (Toronto,Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duke 2000: Whatever It Takes (Paperback)

This Doonesbury book takes us back a bit.It starts around May of 1999 and ends with the strip of May 13,2000.What a year it was. Events were a little unfocused ,then we see Thudpucker reviving his career with Net Aid, the gay marriage of Mark and Chase,Mike enters the business world of a Dot Com company,Zip goes to college ; but things all get focused when Duke decides to enter politics with his own Reform party ,with a platform of
Compassionate Fascism;and starts a campaign to run for President.
It's hard to believe that this was 6 years ago. Can you believe it;Dubya with the help of Scull and Crossbones beat out the Duke despite the backing of Mr. Butts and the tobacco industry . With all the other wannabees really never in contention. If there was anything that might have produced a different outcome; all I can think is that Duke erred when he passed up Honey for his "Arm Candy".
What I really enjoy about these books is reading them several years after the stripts; boy,don't they bring back the memories.
I have only one complaint,though,the use of black and white just doesn't do the artwork justice.
This book really emphazises how unpredictible even 6 years can be. Who could ever have imagined 9/11,The War on Terror,Dubya getting re-elected over Kerry ,who wasn't even on the radar screen.Then the demise of the great HST ,his blast off into space .And now ,the biggest issue of all;how to deal with 12 million illegal immigrants. Heck,6 years ago,that issue couldn't even get a dozen lines in some border weekly newspaper.
The pundits are all talking about Condi vs Hillary;n but it could very well be someone like Al Sharpton vs some Mex.American from
Cain's great State of Arizona and with the right running mate,wake up ,Ms.Huan is still available. And this time no Campaign Headquarters in Coon Rapids MN; put it anywhere on the border with Mexico.Keep it moving and if its on a river bed,just keep an eye out for flash floods.
Hey,if you think this is crazy,take a stab at it. I got a feeling "You ain't seen nothing yet."...Keep tuned!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hunter S. Thompson for President, November 4, 2003

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David N. Reiss (Haymarket, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duke 2000: Whatever It Takes (Paperback)

Err... I mean Uncle Duke for President. This time -- why not the worst? Compassionate fascism!?!? Isn't that, more or less, what we got in the last election? It almost seems like Uncle Duke was elected -- a former drug abusing wack job.

What a country.

This book is the best of the post-1980 Doonesbury books. It is good to see that Trudeau hasn't grown tired of his HST knockoff. He is a true American Orginal... and the Trudeau take on Raoul Duke is classic.