The Paradise Suite by David Brooks
A new hardcover edition of columnist David Brooks's comic bestsellers Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive, now with a new essay by the author
"Brooks is a clever and insightful inspector of the American scene… Bobos in Paradise was a well-deserved bestseller. On Paradise Drive is just as funny and perceptive."
--James Q. Wilson, The Wall Street Journal
"Brooks doesn't disappoint the summer armchair vagabond. . . . It's easy to find yourself in his comic descriptions, as Brooks offers hilarious send-ups of every demographic group and lifestyle imaginable. . . . On Paradise Drive is a tour of the American psyche and its myriad manifestations of some considerable and satisfying force. Like his previous bestseller, Bobos in Paradise, many of us, even if not 'bourgeois bohemians,' will enjoy the ride."
--Jeff McCrehan, Christian Science Monitor
“An absolute sparkler of a book, which should establish David Brooks—not that he needs establishing—as the smart, fun-to-read social critic of his generation.” —Christopher Buckley
“A mixture of heartfelt fondness and dead-on-ridicule, animated by an energetic glass-half-full ambivalence. The book is a pleasure, simultaneously bracing and comforting.” –The New York Times Book Review
“A worthy sequel to Bobos, On Paradise Drive is engaging, consistently entertaining and occasionally schizophrenic: In his sweeping assessment of that creature known as `the American,’ Brooks pokes with one hand and pats with another…. Brooks is a master satirist.” –Baz Dreisinger, The New York Observer
--James Q. Wilson, The Wall Street Journal
"Brooks doesn't disappoint the summer armchair vagabond. . . . It's easy to find yourself in his comic descriptions, as Brooks offers hilarious send-ups of every demographic group and lifestyle imaginable. . . . On Paradise Drive is a tour of the American psyche and its myriad manifestations of some considerable and satisfying force. Like his previous bestseller, Bobos in Paradise, many of us, even if not 'bourgeois bohemians,' will enjoy the ride."
--Jeff McCrehan, Christian Science Monitor
“An absolute sparkler of a book, which should establish David Brooks—not that he needs establishing—as the smart, fun-to-read social critic of his generation.” —Christopher Buckley
“A mixture of heartfelt fondness and dead-on-ridicule, animated by an energetic glass-half-full ambivalence. The book is a pleasure, simultaneously bracing and comforting.” –The New York Times Book Review
“A worthy sequel to Bobos, On Paradise Drive is engaging, consistently entertaining and occasionally schizophrenic: In his sweeping assessment of that creature known as `the American,’ Brooks pokes with one hand and pats with another…. Brooks is a master satirist.” –Baz Dreisinger, The New York Observer
David Brooks is a senior editor at THE WEEKLY STANDARD and a contributing editor at NEWSWEEK. Formerly a reporter and editor at THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, he's had articles in THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST and other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781451643152 |
| ISBN 10 | 1451643152 |
| Title | The Paradise Suite |
| Author | David Brooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2011-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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