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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupidby Denis Leary
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian. aA pissed off Leary is the best Leary, a says one critic of the writer and comic. In Why We Suck, Dr. Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically correct, the hypocritical, the obese, the thin--basically everyone who takes themselves too seriously. He does so with the extra oomph of a doctorate bestowed upon him by his alma mater Emerson College. aSure itas just a celebrity type of thing--they only gave it to me because Iam famous.a Leary explains. aBut itas legal and it means I get to say Iam a doctor--just like Dr. Phil.a In Why We Suck, Learyas famously smart style and sardonic wit have found their fullest and fiercest expression yet. Zeroing in on the ridiculous wherever he finds it, Leary unravels his Irish Catholic upbringing, the folly of celebrity, the pressures of family life, and the great hypocrisy of politics with the same bright, savage, and profane insight he brought to his critically acclaimed one-man shows No Cure for Cancer and Lock an Load, and his platinum-selling song, aAsshole.a Proudly Irish American, defiantly working class, with a reserve of compassion for the underdog and the overlooked, Leary delivers blistering diatribes that are penetrating social commentary with no holds barred. Learyas book will find wide appeal among people who want to laugh out loud or find a guide who matches their view of whatas wrong in America and the world-at-large; and fans of his one-man shows, his many movies, and Rescue Me, Learyas Golden Globe and Emmyanominated television show. Why We Suck is the latest salvo from one of Americaas most original and biting comic satirists. Review:"According to Leary, his first book is not for the faint of heart, by which he means Americans: 'I am here to debunk and declassify and otherwise hold up a brutally honest mirror to our fat, ugly, lazy American selves.' Now, a good many comedians make a career out of daring to speak the ugly, gasping truths that few others would. Leary brings a particularly acid-tinged tone to his rantings about annoying children, why cats are satanic spawn, what an ugly racket the Catholic Church is and (more surprisingly) why he loves Oprah. The book will most likely appeal to fans of Leary, and while the material might have been better delivered as a live performance (some of these hate-laced monologues are just begging to be read aloud), Leary himself wildly entertains." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:In this hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from an award-winning actor and comedian, Leary uses his common sense, and his biting take on the world, to attack the politically correct, the hypocritical, the obese, the thin--basically everyone who takes himself too seriously.
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