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P.J. O'Rourke (Author)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 280 pages
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr; 1st Atlantic Monthly Press ed edition (1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 087113313X
ISBN-13: 978-0871133137
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,756,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Biting, Laugh Out Loud Read, January 15, 2007

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If you enjoy the intelligent and biting humor of a Dennis Miller and the vocabulary of a George Will you will love this book. If your idea of a great satirical read is "Mad Magazine" you will enjoy this book. If you think the Als - Gore and Franken - are brilliant you will hate this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, December 24, 2002

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Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People written by P.J. O'Rourke is a humorus book. A book the will get you laughing and you will not spot till the end.

This is some of O'Rourke's early musings, but neverthless, it is a very funny, tongue-in-cheek way to spoof manners. As with most if not all of O'Rourke's writings you read it for the levity, flippancy, and jocularity, well you will NOT be disappointed.

Read this book if you want to get away from the serious side of life. As the frivolity takes hold, you'll find that you are more relazed after a really good chuckle.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical., February 15, 2011

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This book is hysterical. I have given copies of it to all of my friends. If you are sarcastic, you will love this.

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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on page 74
Romeo and Juliet (Penguin Readers, Level 3) by William Shakespeare on page 74
The Pickwick Papers (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens on page 210
Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 74
Romeo And Juliet (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Saddleback Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 74

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