Downsize This!: Random Threats from an Unarmed American
by:
Michael Moore (author)
Americans today are working harder, working longer and yet for most of us, in this time of ruthless downsizing and political cronyism, job security, a decent standard of living and a comfortable retirement are becoming harder and harder to find. In this brilliantly funny and right-on-target...
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Americans today are working harder, working longer and yet for most of us, in this time of ruthless downsizing and political cronyism, job security, a decent standard of living and a comfortable retirement are becoming harder and harder to find. In this brilliantly funny and right-on-target diatribe, irreverent everyman Michael Moore gives his own bold views on who's behind the fading of the American dream. Whether issuing Corporate Crook trading cards, organizing a Rodney King Commemorative Riot, sending a donation to Pat Buchanan from the John Wayne Gacy fan club (which was accepted) or trying to commit former right-wing congressman Bob Dornan to a mental hospital, the in-your-face host of TV Nation and director/star of Roger & Me combines an expansive wit with biting social commentary to make you think and laugh at the same time. In hardcover, Downsize This! stormed the bestseller lists of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and others. Given Michael Moore's enormous -- and growing -- constituency, this trade paperback edition brings his unique perspective on the nation to an even greater audience.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060977337 (0060977337)
ASIN: 60977337
Publish date: August 12th 1997
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Writing,
Essays,
Comedy,
History,
Literature,
American,
Economics,
Politics,
Sociology
Michael Moore does pay teams of fact checkers to ensure he doesn't end up financially beholden to any number of subjects who want his blood. He exaggerates and takes cuts at self-important frauds, but he hasn't been found guilty of falsifying facts against anyone litigious yet, to my knowledge.As he...
I picked up this book probably within the first few months of getting my first fulltime, degree related job. Going from unemployment benefits to a steady wage at the time felt like rivers of gold had opened up and started pouring wealth onto me, and unfortunately I ended up spending it as if it was ...
What is Terrorism?The Etiquette of Downsizing--Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed AmericanEveryone Fired ... Wall Street Reacts FavorablyAcknowledgments
What is Terrorism?The Etiquette of Downsizing--Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed AmericanEveryone Fired ... Wall Street Reacts FavorablyAcknowledgments
I got this book back when Michael Moore wasn't so well-known; I loved it then but I don't really get the urge to reread it. His essays are funny and pointed and very left-leaning but by now, it's nothing new.