| New for 2011 |
Synopsis:
While Laura Ingraham was walking through a Northern Virginia
shopping mall one Saturday afternoon, it all became clear to her.
Everywhere she turned, she saw signs of the impending disaster:
zombie teens texting each other across a café table; a man having
his eyebrows threaded at a kiosk; a fiftyish woman shoe-horned
into a tube top and skinny jeans; and a storefront ad featuring a
Victoria’s Secret model spilling out of her push-up bra and into
the faces of young passersby. Ingraham wondered to herself, “Is
this it? Is this what our forefathers fought for? What my parents
struggled for? I wonder if Victoria’s Secret is still having that two-
for-one sale?”
A menacing force surrounds us. We see it; we feel it; we know it.
The country we love is in grave peril. While politicians and
experts prattle on about the debt crisis at home, and terrorism
abroad, a more insidious homegrown threat is emerging. It
endangers our future and undermines our present. The
uncomfortable truth is we have become our own worst enemy.
The culture we have created is now turning on us. We’re on the
verge of drowning in our ignorance, arrogance, and gluttony . . .
Can you believe there are only three shots of vanilla in a Caramel
Macchiato?
Now in an act of patriotic intervention the most-listened-to
woman in talk radio casts her satirical eye upon all that ails
American society. In this sharp-witted, comic romp, Laura
Ingraham takes you on a guided tour through ten levels of
our cultural hell.
You know we’re in trouble when . . .
Of Thee I Zing is cultural commentary too funny to ignore,
igniting a national conversation long past due.
While Laura Ingraham was walking through a Northern Virginia
shopping mall one Saturday afternoon, it all became clear to her.
Everywhere she turned, she saw signs of the impending disaster:
zombie teens texting each other across a café table; a man having
his eyebrows threaded at a kiosk; a fiftyish woman shoe-horned
into a tube top and skinny jeans; and a storefront ad featuring a
Victoria’s Secret model spilling out of her push-up bra and into
the faces of young passersby. Ingraham wondered to herself, “Is
this it? Is this what our forefathers fought for? What my parents
struggled for? I wonder if Victoria’s Secret is still having that two-
for-one sale?”
A menacing force surrounds us. We see it; we feel it; we know it.
The country we love is in grave peril. While politicians and
experts prattle on about the debt crisis at home, and terrorism
abroad, a more insidious homegrown threat is emerging. It
endangers our future and undermines our present. The
uncomfortable truth is we have become our own worst enemy.
The culture we have created is now turning on us. We’re on the
verge of drowning in our ignorance, arrogance, and gluttony . . .
Can you believe there are only three shots of vanilla in a Caramel
Macchiato?
Now in an act of patriotic intervention the most-listened-to
woman in talk radio casts her satirical eye upon all that ails
American society. In this sharp-witted, comic romp, Laura
Ingraham takes you on a guided tour through ten levels of
our cultural hell.
You know we’re in trouble when . . .
- Airplane seats shrink—just as the passengers expand.
- Celebrity baby names go from the peculiar (Apple, Stetson,
and Daisy Boo) to the pathetic (Bamboo, Blanket and
Bronx).
- People meticulously tend their virtual crops on Farmville
while their children eat takeout.
- “Breaking News” usually means it happened yesterday.
- The weddings last longer than the marriages.
- Facebook has become a verb and reading has become an
ancient art form.
Of Thee I Zing is cultural commentary too funny to ignore,
igniting a national conversation long past due.
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| Author: Laura Ingraham Hardcover: 320 pages List Price: $15.97 Availability: In Stock at Amazon Barnes & Noble |
| OF THEE I ZING: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots |
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I look forward to the day that none of what Laura describes in
her book makes sense...skinny lattes, skinny jeans, high tech
strollers with cup holders, parents who let kids express
themselves with bad behavior (the type I would have been
spanked for if I even thought about stepping out of line back in
the day), lack of manners, the inability to distinguish between
personal and public information and our increasingly connected
disconnected youth. When I think about it, my kids were lucky
their mid-80's stroller had brakes, and the wheels, as I recall,
only went forward or back; I had to pop a wheelie to make a
turn or correct course...and my hand was my cup holder.
It's important to step back and laugh at ourselves once in a
while...of course I write this on my i-Pad as I'm considering
taking my son's dog (oops, animal companion), who is a
semi-permanent house guest (my son living elsewhere), over
to PetSmart for a nail trimming, and wondering if I should sign
her up for a supervised play date for a few extra bucks...all on
my dime. Time to reset my priorities, and just take her for a
walk. No mention of boomerang pets in Of Thee I Zing. I guess
I'm on the cutting edge of something here.
Life lessons, a snapshot of life in 2011, and an etiquette book
wrapped in satire; if you don't find yourself on at least one page
you might want to pass the book to a friend and get their
thoughts. Funny and thought provoking to the last page, and
well worth a weekend read. *****__ Anna.
The book is a sharp, pun-filled romp through some astute
observations concerning the vapid, petty lifestyle habits that
seems to be the norm in American society lately. Basically, as
Ingraham says in her intro: "Our manners are shot. We dress
like homeless prostitutes and derelict drug addicts. We spend
countless hours social networking and end up being less social.
Our pop culture has popped....We're going to hell in a hand
basket (and the hand basket was made in China)." Pretty zingy
and all too true. Ingraham asks "Is this what our forefathers
fought for?" She declares that the first step toward recovery is
admitting you have a problem. ****__ 3livesleft.
her book makes sense...skinny lattes, skinny jeans, high tech
strollers with cup holders, parents who let kids express
themselves with bad behavior (the type I would have been
spanked for if I even thought about stepping out of line back in
the day), lack of manners, the inability to distinguish between
personal and public information and our increasingly connected
disconnected youth. When I think about it, my kids were lucky
their mid-80's stroller had brakes, and the wheels, as I recall,
only went forward or back; I had to pop a wheelie to make a
turn or correct course...and my hand was my cup holder.
It's important to step back and laugh at ourselves once in a
while...of course I write this on my i-Pad as I'm considering
taking my son's dog (oops, animal companion), who is a
semi-permanent house guest (my son living elsewhere), over
to PetSmart for a nail trimming, and wondering if I should sign
her up for a supervised play date for a few extra bucks...all on
my dime. Time to reset my priorities, and just take her for a
walk. No mention of boomerang pets in Of Thee I Zing. I guess
I'm on the cutting edge of something here.
Life lessons, a snapshot of life in 2011, and an etiquette book
wrapped in satire; if you don't find yourself on at least one page
you might want to pass the book to a friend and get their
thoughts. Funny and thought provoking to the last page, and
well worth a weekend read. *****__ Anna.
The book is a sharp, pun-filled romp through some astute
observations concerning the vapid, petty lifestyle habits that
seems to be the norm in American society lately. Basically, as
Ingraham says in her intro: "Our manners are shot. We dress
like homeless prostitutes and derelict drug addicts. We spend
countless hours social networking and end up being less social.
Our pop culture has popped....We're going to hell in a hand
basket (and the hand basket was made in China)." Pretty zingy
and all too true. Ingraham asks "Is this what our forefathers
fought for?" She declares that the first step toward recovery is
admitting you have a problem. ****__ 3livesleft.
About The Author:
Laura Ingraham is the #1 New York
Times bestselling author of The Obama
Diaries and Power to the People, the
most listened-to woman in political talk
radio as host of her own nationally
syndicated radio program, a Fox News
contributor, and permanent substitute
host for The O'Reilly Factor.
A former Supreme Court law clerk and
white-collar criminal defense litigator,
she lives in the Washington, D.C. area
with her two children.
Laura Ingraham is the #1 New York
Times bestselling author of The Obama
Diaries and Power to the People, the
most listened-to woman in political talk
radio as host of her own nationally
syndicated radio program, a Fox News
contributor, and permanent substitute
host for The O'Reilly Factor.
A former Supreme Court law clerk and
white-collar criminal defense litigator,
she lives in the Washington, D.C. area
with her two children.
