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Everyone's Crazy Except You and Me... and I'm Not So Sure about You: America's Favorite Contrarian Cuts Loose

by Lionel

ISBN13: 9781401303662
ISBN10: 1401303668
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Everyone's Crazy Here...

In his twenty years on the radio, the mononymous Lionel ("one name, like God," as he is fond of saying) has forged his reputation as an irreverent, ribald, take-no-prisoners analyst of culture, politics, and the world at large. Now America's favorite contrarian takes to the page with this hilarious user's guide to our country and culture.

In Everyone's Crazy Except You and Me ... And I'm Not So Sure About You, Lionel offers a collection of hilarious and insightful observations on life, liberty, and the pursuit of alien life forms. From the sublime (Why do so many of us believe in God?) to the ridiculous (Why did he run over his sister's hair with the vacuum cleaner?), Lionel takes his readers on a riotous ride through his world, and ours. A former prosecutor, Lionel examines our greatest national oxymoron--criminal justice. He hates hate crimes, and argues against drug criminalization and the Son of Sam laws. He's also an indefatigable defender of the First Amendment who nevertheless believes that men shouldn't drink mojitos or wear socks with sandals. And lest you think he just picks on the Right, rest assured that Lionel has plenty to say about Lefties, Centrists, and even barristas.

No subject is off limits here. No group is immune--not conservatives, not women, and especially not American Homo sapiens.

Consider these imponderables:Why today's acrobatic professional wrestler is inferior to the beer-bellied hulk of the sixtiesWhy Hazmat suits are worn more than once, but not wedding gownsWhy women can't tell jokesWhy you should never drink anything you can't spell.An infectious, irresistible, and possibly persuasive book that is bound to entertain and inform, Everyone's Crazy Except You and Me ... And I'm Not So Sure About You is the perfect read for anyone who questions the state of our national mental health. Void where prohibited by law.

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The first book from Air America Radio and syndicated-radio talk host Lionel cements his reputation as an irreverent, ribald, take-no-prisoners analyst of culture, politics, and the world at large.

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: beachsinger, October 28, 2008 (view all comments by beachsinger)
Hey, Lionel!

I've been listening to you for years and love your ascerbic wit. Can't WAIT to read your book!! I'm sure it will enlighten and educate me.

I worked for McCarthy (Eugene, that is) when he ran against Nixon (even though I was too young to vote at the time). I turned 18 the day of the election!! Prior to that, I actually went to the City Clerk's office in Stamford, CT and got a meeting with the City Clerk himself and BEGGED him to allow me to vote and he denied me because the law stated I had to turn 18 2 months prior to the election (or something like that - can't remember exactly - I'll be 54 on November 6).

Anyway - can't wait to read your book!! You really rock on radio and have a lot of really insightful things to say.

Laura in Fleetwood, PA
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: wyatt, August 4, 2008 (view all comments by wyatt)
Lionel's book title includes a nearly direct quote from the 1931 Universal Pictures film Dracula, as I recall. In it there is a bit of comic relief in which one bit player says to the other, in a cockney accent, "Sometimes I think they're all crazy, except you and me. And sometimes I have me doubts about you."

It's a title that reflects the times. The last eight years we have been living in a metaphorical vampire movie, with more blood being sucked out of us daily. Disastrous national debt, failed 'trickle down" economic policy, a horrible war that we were lied into, world opinion turned against us...God save us from John McCain. I look forward to the book.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9781401303662
Subtitle:: America's Favorite Contrarian Cuts Loose
Author:: Lionel
Publisher:: Hyperion
Subject:: General
Subject:: Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
Subject:: Entertainment & Performing Arts
Subject:: Form - Essays
Subject:: American wit and humor
Subject:: Humor-Anthologies
Edition Description:: Hardcover
Publication Date:: 20080805
Binding:: Hardback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 272
Dimensions:: 8.25 x 5.5 in 14.32 oz
Age Level:: from 18

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