Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber (PB) *LN*

US $8.99
Condition:
Like New
Breathe easy. Returns accepted.
Shipping:
Free USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Sat, Nov 1 and Sat, Nov 8 to 94104
Delivery time is estimated using our proprietary method which is based on the buyer's proximity to the item location, the shipping service selected, the seller's shipping history, and other factors. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods.
Returns:
30 days returns. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Payments:
       Diners Club
Earn up to 5x points when you use your eBay Mastercard®. Learn moreabout earning points with eBay Mastercard

Shop with confidence

eBay Money Back Guarantee
Get the item you ordered or your money back. Learn moreeBay Money Back Guarantee - opens new window or tab
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:256971289122

Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Signed By
N/A
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Intended Audience
Adults, Young Adults
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Release Year
2023
Personalized
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781668003893
Book Title
Profiles in Ignorance : How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Item Length
8.4 in
Publication Year
2023
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Andy Borowitz
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor, History
Topic
Topic / Politics, United States / 20th Century, Commentary & Opinion, Political, American Government / General, American Government / Executive Branch, American Government / National
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Category

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1668003899
ISBN-13
9781668003893
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11059001249

Product Key Features

Book Title
Profiles in Ignorance : How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Topic / Politics, United States / 20th Century, Commentary & Opinion, Political, American Government / General, American Government / Executive Branch, American Government / National
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor, History
Author
Andy Borowitz
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
973.930922
Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER * Andy Borowitz, "one of the funniest people in America" (CBS Sunday Morning ), brilliantly "chronicles our embrace of anti-intellectualism" (Walter Isaacson) in American politics, from Ronald Reagan to Dan Quayle, from George W. Bush to Sarah Palin, to its apotheosis in Donald J. Trump. Andy Borowitz has been called a "Swiftian satirist" ( The Wall Street Journal ) and "one of the country's finest satirists" ( The New York Times ). Millions of fans and New Yorker readers enjoy his satirical news column "The Borowitz Report." Now, in Profiles in Ignorance , he delivers "a wittily alarming polemic that tracks the evolution of American politics from grounds for gravitas to festival of idiocy" ( The New York Times ). Borowitz argues that over the past fifty years, American politicians have grown increasingly allergic to knowledge, and mass media have encouraged the election of ignoramuses by elevating candidates who are better at performing than thinking. Starting with Ronald Reagan's first campaign for governor of California in 1966 and culminating with the election of Donald J. Trump to the White House, Borowitz shows how, during the age of twenty-four-hour news and social media, the US has elected politicians to positions of great power whose lack of the most basic information is terrifying. In addition to Reagan, Quayle, Bush, Palin, and Trump, Borowitz covers a host of congresspersons, senators, and governors who have helped lower the bar over the past five decades. Profiles in Ignorance aims to make us both laugh and cry: laugh at the idiotic antics of these public figures, and cry at the cataclysms these icons of ignorance have caused. But most importantly, the book delivers a call to action and a cause for optimism: History doesn't move in a straight line, and we can change course if we act now., An instant New York Times bestseller: the first work of straight nonfiction from Andy Borowitz, "America's sharpest political satirist" ( The Washington Post ), Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber examines modern American politics in five entertaining and enlightening profiles.
LC Classification Number
E893

Item description from the seller

About this seller

monicaseleslover

98.6% positive feedback32K items sold

Joined Oct 2013
Offering High Quality Books, Movies, Music and Games and at low prices....

Detailed seller ratings

Average for the last 12 months
Accurate description
4.8
Reasonable shipping cost
4.9
Shipping speed
5.0
Communication
4.9

Seller feedback (10,228)

All ratingsselected
Positive
Neutral
Negative
  • b***. (48)- Feedback left by buyer.
    Past 6 months
    Verified purchase
    Thanks 2 This Seller 4 Delivering An Item Exactly As It Was Pictured, & Described 2 B N. I Was Concerned At 1st, When Finding The Package N My Mail Box, As I Heard It Rattle, So, Not 2 Agrivate It Any Further, I Was Very Careful Upon Opening It, As I Found That The DVD Was Loose, & Not On The Hub Within The DVD Case. From My Past Xperiences, This Is Usually A Bad Sign, As The DVD's R Usually Scratched, But Luckily, This 1 Still Arrived N Xcellent Cond. I Highly Recommend This 'Saved' Seller! 👍
  • a***t (794)- Feedback left by buyer.
    Past year
    Verified purchase
    Shipping: Shipped the day of the sale; arrived in 5 days in my city, but then the post office sent my package to Colorado. It took another 10 days to get delivered. Packaging: as expected As described: described as NEW. The books do look NEW until you at the page edges which are tanned to almost yellow. Books were probably never read, but they probably sat in sunlight for a long time. Value: Despite yellow-tan page edges, these books were a great value.
  • s***3 (554)- Feedback left by buyer.
    Past 6 months
    Verified purchase
    Item arrived in good condition and matched the description accurately. Shipping was timely and packaging was appropriate. No issues with the transaction — everything went smoothly. Would purchase from this seller again.