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by Modern Humorist (Author) "The upper-right portion of America is a study in contrasts: Sprawling urban hellholes interrupt huge swaths of rural backwater..." (more)
Key Phrases: United States, New York City, Geo Metro (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
In this thin book of jokes about the American way of life-its food, people, leisure activities, etc.-the writers of Modern Humorist (John Aboud, Patrick Broderick, Michael Colton, Martha Keavney and others) use the conventions of a travel guidebook to say something about the strangeness and contradiction that is America. Unfortunately, they don't have much to report. Using pie charts, info-graphics, and bullet-points to underscore their gags, they tell us that America is violent, New York is full of Jews and Southern California is polluted. While a satirical publication such as the Onion uses a staid format to deliver jokes slyly, even subversively, the writers of Modern Humorist use the travel brochure template to place air quotes around their own material, effectively distancing themselves with a tone of faux-naivete. At its best, the humor of Modern Humorist exhibits a clever resilience; at its worst it feels patronizing.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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?All of the grandeur of America has been condensed into one breathtaking book. That book is ?Leaves of Grass? by Walt Whitman.? ?Conan O?Brien

?Modern Humorist has produced a truly funny book about America. Just imagine what they could do to a stupid country. Like Finland.? ?Mike Reiss, producer of ?The Simpsons?

?I followed this handy guide to America and ended up in a nude pig-wrestling tournament in Guadalajara. VERY SCARY. My advice: Stay home, read the book, and have a lot of laughs.? ?R.L. Stine, author of ?Goosebumps?

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st ed edition (August 27, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0609809792
  • ISBN-13: 978-0609809792
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #696,646 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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The upper-right portion of America is a study in contrasts: Sprawling urban hellholes interrupt huge swaths of rural backwater. Read the first page
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United States, New York City, Geo Metro, New Age, South Dakota
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