None of My Business: P. J. Explains Money, Banking, Debt, Equity, Assets, Liabilities, And Why He's Not Rich And Neither Are You
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- Synopsis
- The #1 New York Times-bestselling author takes on subjects from banking to bitcoin: &“Another winner from an A-list humorist.&”―Booklist Sharp-witted satirist and author of Parliament of Whores P. J. O&’Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet—business, investment, finance, and the political chicanery behind them. Want to get rich overnight for free in 3 easy steps with no risk? Then don&’t buy this book. (Actually, if you believe there&’s a book that can do that, you shouldn&’t buy any books because you probably can&’t read.) P.J. O&’Rourke&’s approach to business, investment, and finance is different. He takes the risks for you in his chapter &“How I Learned Economics by Watching People Try to Kill Each Other.&” He proposes &“A Way to Raise Taxes That We&’ll All Love&”—a 200% tax on celebrities. He offers a brief history of economic transitions before exploring the world of high tech innovation with a chapter on &“Unnovations,&” which asks, &“The Internet—whose idea was it to put all the idiots on earth in touch with each other?&” He misunderstands bitcoin, which seems &“like a weird scam invented by strange geeks with weaponized slide rules in the high school Evil Math Club.&” And finally, he offers a fanciful short story about the morning that P.J. wakes up and finds that all the world&’s goods and services are free! &“The funniest writer in America.&”―TheWall Street Journal
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 304 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780802146434
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780802147769
- Publisher:
- Grove Atlantic
- Date of Addition:
- 07/04/23
- Copyrighted By:
- P. J. O
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Humor, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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