Republican Party Reptile

In the twenty-one pieces collected in this book, P. J. O'Rourke visits the Lebanese civil war and the Marcos election campaign, sees Russia through the bottom of a vodka bottle and examines sundry aspects of Western civilization, such as the great bicycle menace, the history of the last fifteen minutes and 'How to drive fast on drugs while getting your wing-wang squeezed and not spill your drink' 'This boozy hymn to home - to America - is funny because it is resonantly true .