AGE AND GUILE BEAT YOUTH INNOCENCE AND A BAD HAIRCUT

O'Rourke

ISBN 10: 0330335820 / ISBN 13: 9780330335829

Published by Random House, 1995

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We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any book priced at $10 or more, please just ask! ~ Canadian first edition, first printing. Published by Random House Canada in 1995. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Back of jacket has a 1 inch rub mark to bottom left side. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Fine condition with no bumps or marks. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Gift inscription front end page. Oversize and heavy items may require additional postage.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: AGE AND GUILE BEAT YOUTH INNOCENCE AND A BAD HAIRCUT
• Publisher: Random House
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330335820
• ISBN 13: 9780330335829
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

By the author of "All the Trouble in the World." This is a volume of previously uncollected pieces by P.J. O'Rourke, spanning his 25 years in journalism. The work ranges from 1970, when he wrote for the "Underground" and "National Lampoon", to his 1996 position on "Rolling Stone" magazine.

Review

Readers can be excused for a little motion sickness when reading this collection of pieces from P.J. O'Rourke. To go from preaching "Armed Love" (whatever that is) to being anointed as the ultra-libertarian Cato Institute's favorite humorist in only 25 years is an astounding transformation.

Still, whether it's New Left juvenilia or high-octane auto journalism scrawled in the Age of Cocaine, one thing holds true: O'Rourke writes one hell of a sentence. Here's P.J.'s impression of Nixon explaining Vietnam to a bunch of hippies: "To be really out front, I get off on ego trips, power games. But, like that's where I'm at ... I mean you can put me down for kicking your ass but don't put me down for being an ass-kicker 'cause that's my movie." Then fast-forward 17 years: "Sure, everyone says the Sixties were fun. Down at the American Legion hall, everybody says World War II was fun, if you talk to them after 10:00 p.m." Age and Guile is fun, whatever time it is.