Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right - Hardcover

Frank, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805093699 ISBN 13: 9780805093698

Publisher: Metropolitan Books, 2012

Synopsis

Pity the Billionaire From the bestselling author of "What's the Matter with Kansas?" comes a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at why the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism. Economic catastrophe usually brings social protest and demands for change--or at least it's supposed to. In "Pity the Billionaire," Frank, the great chronicler of American paradox, examines the pecul Full description

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"No one fools Thomas Frank, who is the sharpest, funniest, most intellectually voracious political commentator on the scene. In Pity the Billionaire he has written a brilliant expose of the most breath-taking ruse in American political history: how the right turned the biggest capitalist breakdown since 1929 into an opportunity for themselves." --Barbara Ehrenreich

"Tom Frank has the Tea Parties in his sights! Brisk and searing and deeply informed by the lessons of history (shocking notion!), Frank's latest guide for the perplexed is nothing less than a precious gift to us. Read it, and finally--You. Will. Understand." --Rick Perlstein

"Thomas Frank has crossed the Styx and returned to sing of the tortured, tormented souls of the Tea Party and their sufferings in the Socialist America they have conjured from thin air. This he does with grace, style and humor, which not all of his subjects share. Be glad that in this election year you can read Pity the Billionaire instead of tur

"Thomas Frank is the thinking person's Michael Moore. If Moore, the left-wing filmmaker, had Frank's Ph.D. (in history from the University of Chicago), he might produce books like this one." -Michael Kinsley, "The New York Times Book Review"

"A spirited, acerbic, stylish exploration of the Republican resurrection." -"Boston Globe"

"A feisty and galvanizing book... This is the kind of analysis - historically astute, irreverent and droll - that makes Frank such an invaluable voice...."Pity the Billionaire" is further evidence that he's as good at this as any writer working today." -"San Francisco Chronicle"

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"""Frank's wit is as sharp as ever, and his eye for detail and his ability to capture a scene reminded me of reading zoologist Dian Fossey on a group of strange political primates." -"The""Washington Post"

"Thomas Frank is the thinking person's Michael Moore. If Moore, the left-wing filmmaker, had Frank's Ph.D. (in history from the University of Chicago), he might produce books like this one." -Michael Kinsley, "The New York Times Book Review"

"A spirited, acerbic, stylish exploration of the Republican resurrection." -"Boston Globe"

"A feisty and galvanizing book... This is the kind of analysis - historically astute, irreverent and droll - that makes Frank such an invaluable voice...."Pity the Billionaire" is further evidence that he's as good at this as any writer working today." -"San Francisco Chronicle"

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"""Frank's wit is as sharp as ever, and his eye for detail and his ability to capture a scene reminded me of reading zoologist Dian Fossey on a group of strange political primates." -"The""Washington Post"

Thomas Frank is the thinking person's Michael Moore. If Moore, the left-wing filmmaker, had Frank's Ph.D. (in history from the University of Chicago), he might produce books like this one. "Michael Kinsley, The New York Times Book Review"

A spirited, acerbic, stylish exploration of the Republican resurrection. "Boston Globe"

A feisty and galvanizing book This is the kind of analysis - historically astute, irreverent and droll - that makes Frank such an invaluable voice...."Pity the Billionaire" is further evidence that he's as good at this as any writer working today. "San Francisco Chronicle"

Frank's wit is as sharp as ever, and his eye for detail and his ability to capture a scene reminded me of reading zoologist Dian Fossey on a group of strange political primates. "The Washington Post""

Thomas Frank is the thinking person's Michael Moore. If Moore, the left-wing filmmaker, had Frank's Ph.D. (in history from the University of Chicago), he might produce books like this one. Michael Kinsley, The New York Times Book Review

A spirited, acerbic, stylish exploration of the Republican resurrection. Boston Globe

A feisty and galvanizing book This is the kind of analysis - historically astute, irreverent and droll - that makes Frank such an invaluable voice....Pity the Billionaire is further evidence that he's as good at this as any writer working today. San Francisco Chronicle

Frank's wit is as sharp as ever, and his eye for detail and his ability to capture a scene reminded me of reading zoologist Dian Fossey on a group of strange political primates. The Washington Post

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-Thomas Frank is the thinking person's Michael Moore. If Moore, the left-wing filmmaker, had Frank's Ph.D. (in history from the University of Chicago), he might produce books like this one.- --Michael Kinsley, The New York Times Book Review

-A spirited, acerbic, stylish exploration of the Republican resurrection.- --Boston Globe

-A feisty and galvanizing book... This is the kind of analysis - historically astute, irreverent and droll - that makes Frank such an invaluable voice....Pity the Billionaire is further evidence that he's as good at this as any writer working today.- --San Francisco Chronicle

-Frank's wit is as sharp as ever, and his eye for detail and his ability to capture a scene reminded me of reading zoologist Dian Fossey on a group of strange political primates.- --The Washington Post

"Thomas Frank is the thinking person's Michael Moore. If Moore, the left-wing filmmaker, had Frank's Ph.D. (in history from the University of Chicago), he might produce books like this one." --Michael Kinsley, The New York Times Book Review

"A spirited, acerbic, stylish exploration of the Republican resurrection." --Boston Globe

"A feisty and galvanizing book... This is the kind of analysis - historically astute, irreverent and droll - that makes Frank such an invaluable voice....Pity the Billionaire is further evidence that he's as good at this as any writer working today." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Frank's wit is as sharp as ever, and his eye for detail and his ability to capture a scene reminded me of reading zoologist Dian Fossey on a group of strange political primates." --The Washington Post

About the Author:

Thomas Frank is the author of Pity the Billionaire, The Wrecking Crew,What's the Matter with Kansas?, and One Market Under God. A former opinion columnist forThe Wall Street Journal, Frank is the founding editor of The Baffler and a monthly columnist forHarper's. He lives outside Washington, D.C.

About this edition

• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0805093699
• ISBN 13: 9780805093698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 225