All the Trouble in the World: The Lighter Side of Overpopulation, Famine, Ecological Disaster, Ethnic Hatred, Plague, and PovertyThe #1 New York Times–bestselling author takes an "unfailingly funny" look at global problems and offers his own political perspective ( The Washington Times). In this volume, the political humorist and former National Lampoon editor-in-chief attacks fashionable worries—all those terrible problems that are constantly on our minds and in the news, but about which most of us have no real clue—and crisscrosses the globe in search of solutions to today's most vexing issues, including overpopulation, famine, plague, and multiculturalism. In the process, he produces a hilarious and informative book which ensures that the concept of political correctness will never be the same again. "One of the funniest, most insightful, dead-on-the-money books of the year." — Los Angeles Times "O'Rourke's best work since Parliament of Whores." — The Houston Post "Bottom line: Buy the book." — The Wall Street Journal |
Contents
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OVERPOPULATION | 19 |
FAMINE | 65 |
The Outdoors and How It Got There | 97 |
Were All Going to Die | 143 |
SAVING THE EARTH | 193 |
Going from Bad to Diverse | 225 |
PLAGUE | 265 |
ECONOMIC JUSTICE | 309 |
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