false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255841934m/2983489.jpg 2983489 3 <B>A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian</B>.<BR><BR>“A pissed off Leary is the best Leary,” says one critic of the writer and comic. In <I>Why We Suck</I>, 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. “Sure it’s just a celebrity type of thing--they only gave it to me because I’m famous.” Leary explains. “But it’s legal and it means I get to say I’m a doctor--just like Dr. Phil.”<BR><BR> In <I>Why We Suck</I>, Leary’s 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 <I>No Cure for Cancer</I> and <I>Lock ’n Load</I>, and his platinum-selling song, “Asshole.”<BR><BR> 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. Leary’s book will find wide appeal among people who want to laugh out loud or find a guide who matches their view of what’s wrong in America and the world-at-large; and fans of his one-man shows, his many movies, and <I>Rescue Me</I>, Leary’s Golden Globe and Emmy–nominated television show. <I>Why We Suck</I> is the latest salvo from one of America’s most original and biting comic satirists. 3013896 book 18 11 2008 Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid total:972|5:207|4:297|3:285|2:135|1:48| 972 3396 1619 327 5 4 false false Sat Apr 18 10:15:12 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 10:16:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 16:17:49 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 11:42:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 09:12:28 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 09:17:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Dec 30 21:42:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 18:23:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 21:42:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 07:20:43 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 16:39:51 -0700 2009 5 2 false false Mon Mar 02 14:16:19 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 14:19:11 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 09:11:03 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 09:28:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 21:43:29 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 21:55:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 13:44:31 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 13:56:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Dec 30 20:48:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 20:53:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 18 15:13:23 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:01:28 -0800 2009 One of the chapters of the book is called autism schmautism and Denis had the national brigade running after him for a select passage that was intended to a...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon May 25 10:22:46 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 10:32:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 00:18:24 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 11:05:56 -0800 2008
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Is it offensive? Sure, but not more-so than anything else he's done in the past. He's straight-up, in-your-face, blunt - - but...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 14:28:23 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 03:54:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 13:41:36 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 15:03:56 -0800 2008
I just wanted to get that out there before I discuss how awful the book is. It’s bad. Really bad. Stand-up comedy does not translate well into writing (I think that is the reason for my dissatisfaction with Colbert�...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 19:11:43 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 11:48:18 -0700 2009
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With sometimes feeling as if there's nothing to read, I sometimes choose to read a book from a preferred comedian. Usually I can...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 12:38:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:58:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2983489