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  • Paperback: 294 pages
  • Publisher: BenBella Books (June 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1937856321
  • ISBN-13: 978-1937856328
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,309,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat !!!
By Jonathan J Albers on August 2, 2012
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Spyder is as irreverant as usual, bashes EVERYTHING !! I LOVE this guy! This is a collection of his shorter articles on his views of various political and social subjects. Well worth reading! AND funny (as usual)!! (Can you tell I'm a fan ???)
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5.0 out of 5 starsCatch and Release 22
By Robert Carlberg on April 23, 2006
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It is a reflection of the "interesting times" in which we live that Spider's collection of common sense essays are viewed by some as controversial.

The subjects range from pro-cigarette diatribes (nicotine is addictive but harmless, while tars are harmful but not addictive), marijuana (good), politics (bad), religion, Hollywood, global warming, computers, pre-emptive wars, the natural moral superiority of Canadians... All stuff you'd expect from his novels, which touch on such everyday morality but never really come out and slap it on the counter.

Here, Spider brings the fish out from its display case.

It's a brave move, prairie-dogging in the shooting gallery*. Lesser men have lost ears, and you won't be hearing from THEM again. But Spider (despite his name) has some kind of aversion to webs of deceit ("What kind of spider understands arachnaphobia," sang Robert Wyatt) and insists on "telling it like it is" -- despite the fact that right this minute Valentine Michael Smith is probably testing the grandfather paradox with Winston Smith.

What was it Yossarian said? When everyone around you is crazy, acting sane is the best way to get put away (or something like that... ask Klinger).

* - I never metaphor I didn't like, sorry.
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4.0 out of 5 starsSpider
By Gerald L. Burke on October 8, 2012
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Holds a mirror up to the reader so the reader may laugh @ the quirky things that we do do ourselves & to others. I recommend it as it was recommended to me. If you like to laugh, this Is a good book for you.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSpider at his best!
By Nelson Vangundy on January 10, 2007
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Thhis collection of Spider's Columnns [not previously seen in the US] is a wonderful collation of his wit, predictions, and social observations.
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4.0 out of 5 starsBoth dated ... and timeless
By Amazon Customer on August 29, 2013
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The collection's title comes from science fiction master Robert A. Heinlein, who predicted a period of cultural insanity around the end of the 20th Century. Fellow SF writer Spider Robinson, himself both friend and fan of the late Heinlein, used the title for a series of newspaper columns highlighting what can only be described as a profound collective loss of common sense. None of the columns collected in this volume are newer than the early 2000s, so in that sense they are dated; but taken as collected evidence that The Crazy Years are indeed here, the book is absolutely relevant today, and therefore timeless. Oh, and did I mention that Robinson has a very entertaining writing style?
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3.0 out of 5 starsThe Crazy Years
By AK on October 25, 2004
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*** Spider Robinson has established a reputation as being one of the masters of science fiction, and here he proves Andrew Greeley's point that sci fi and fantasy writers are the philosophers of the modern world. His collected essays, ranging from the rigors of nicotine withdrawal, the variations of stupidity, and the differences between Canadians and Americans, particularly in politeness often amuse, when not hitting too close to home. His wit runs from dry to laugh out loud, yet the one true drawback of this book is that the more agnostic moments will most likely disturb or even offend those who do have faith. At these points, the best advice to readers is to pick out the bones, but keep the fish. ***

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore.
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5.0 out of 5 stars"The Crazy Years" as defined by RAH, and written by Spider.

"The Crazy Years" as defined by RAH, and written by Spider. This collection is well worth the read. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Puck
4.0 out of 5 starsDance five, looks one (Kindle)

Yeah, I know the math says three. So sue me. I adore Spider in general and this book in particular, but the Kindle edition will not let me change anything about the font except... Read more

Published 20 months ago by tbyg
5.0 out of 5 starsA great read.

For those who like Spider Robinson, this is a collection of his short stories from earlier years. It was fun to see how his writing has developed over the years.

Published 23 months ago by Steven Vandewal
5.0 out of 5 starsSpider Robinson's Entertaining Views on Events of the Late 90's,...

Author Spider Robinson, creator and chronicler of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, takes on a range of targets in this collection of columns that ran in Canada's Globe and Mail. Read more

Published on February 26, 2014 by Nick Howes
5.0 out of 5 starsReflections from a sensible mind

I've always enjoyed Spider Robinson's work. Here, we have a collection of columns published over the years that reflect his sense, his humor and his mass of insights. Read more

Published on September 21, 2007 by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsSpider Essays

While I don't agree with Spider Robinson on most things political, I enjoy reading him because he never wastes my time. Read more

Published on March 12, 2007 by Richard A. Box

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