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Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, 'What's Funny About This' Audiobook

By: P. J. O’Rourke
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Read By: Dan John Miller Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781455841998
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Total Audiobook Chapters:

30

Longest Chapter Length:

26:25 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

07:47 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

18:42 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

6

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Publisher Description

Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O’Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J.’s unforgettable adventures abroad include storming student protesters’ barricades in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover in Arab garb at Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock Mosque.

Packed with P.J.’s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today’s most celebrated humorists — a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology.

“This is funny, outrageous, perceptive stuff, written with brio.” —The Washington Post Book World

“O’Rourke. . . seems to have teethed on brass knuckles and suckled on bile. He is also one of the funniest writers in America, or wherever else he may go to satisfy his desperate need to extract humor from folly and chaos.” —Time

“To say that P. J. O’Rourke is funny is like saying that the Rocky Mountains are scenic — accurate but insufficient. At best he’s downright exhilarating.” — Chicago Tribune

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— Peter (5 out of 5 stars)

Holidays in Hell Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " An amusing little read. His analogies got a bit much at times - every single sentence pretty much - and lost their laughter power but it was still fun. "

    — Emmy, 1/27/2014
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    " It's a long time since I read this but I can remember howling with laughter at the time. "

    — Steve, 1/26/2014
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    " O'rourke is not half as entertaining as he thinks he is. "

    — Kate, 1/25/2014
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    " Dated...but good insights on the world with a twist. "

    — Jack, 1/24/2014
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    " I read this while touring Germany on my own after graduation, and have never laughed so hard in my life. "

    — Lynn, 1/23/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I think P.J. O'Rourke is really funny. He travels around the world trying to discover the causes of why some places suck and others do not. He's irreverent, he notices and appreciates absurdities and his facts are well researched. Learning about bureaucracy, economics, disasters, famine, etc... has never been so much fun. "

    — Kelly, 1/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Hilarious dispatches from some of the world's worst places. This guy is so funny I laugh out loud at his stuff when i'm reading it. No wonder he is (apparently, according to wkipedia) the world's most quoted author! Funny stuff! "

    — Raegan, 1/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is where I first read "How to drive real fast on drugs while getting your wing-wang squeezed and not spill your drink," and for that reason alone it gets five stars. "

    — J., 1/2/2014
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    " hilarious and intersting to read about 1980;s affairs in hindsight. "

    — Leslie, 12/25/2013
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    " P.J. at the height of his powers. "

    — Chris, 12/19/2013
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    " O'Rourkes best book by far. "

    — Stuart, 10/27/2013
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    " funny....but dated "

    — Dawn, 8/15/2013
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    " I had a hard time getting into this book. It was ok I guess, but I didn't finish it because I had so many other books to read. Maybe I'll pick it up again when I run out of books to read. "

    — Dana, 5/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is my ideal life, distilled: Rolling Stone pays me to fly around the planet and make fun of people. "

    — Stephen, 12/3/2012
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    " this may be my favorite o'rourke book. it's funny and you don't have to be totally into politics to get it. it was the first of his books that i actually owned. i got it as a birthday gift from a friend. i think the title scared my mom just a little.... "

    — angrykitty, 11/21/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I just couldn't finish this book. Not my type of read. "

    — Nicole, 11/11/2012
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    " What's wrong with the world? Everything. And P.J. is the best guide. "

    — Jfarley, 9/13/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Hilarious. Some of the best writing I've read recently. Would've given it five stars if the last chapter (his vision of 2013) wasn't so slipshod. "

    — Katjusa, 6/15/2012
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    " He goes to some fairly unsavory places and vacations there. Very funny. "

    — Craig, 2/29/2012
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    " Diverse range of topics. Not much has changed in thirty years. "

    — Gary, 2/1/2012
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    " Not nearly as side-splittingly funny as Parliament of Whores but still worth reading if you've liked his other work "

    — Joey, 11/2/2011
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    " A great travelogue and hilarious to boot. "

    — Troy, 10/9/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Like everything he writes it seems not nearly as funny as it could have been. "

    — Grim-Anal, 9/6/2011
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    " What's wrong with the world? Everything. And P.J. is the best guide. "

    — Jfarley, 4/15/2011
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    " Very funny, well-informed, highly cynical. [Read twice.] "

    — Ensiform, 6/15/2010
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    " I'm a tree-hugging liberal but O'Rourke slays me! I read everything of his I can get my hands on. This book was my first PJ O ;) "

    — Eileen, 10/30/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " There's this one chapter when he travels to Beirut. In a roundabout way (ask me about it sometime), it's why I'm living in the Middle East now. "

    — Randy, 3/21/2009
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    " P.J. at the height of his powers. "

    — Chris, 2/9/2009
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    " I don't always agree with P.J. O'Rourke, but there are few wittier and more insightful writers. His appearances on Real Time with Bill Maher are also a treat. "

    — Andrew, 10/17/2008

About P. J. O’Rourke

P. J. O’Rourke is the author of Modern Manners, The Bachelor Home Companion, Republican Party Reptile, Holidays in Hell, Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance, and All the Trouble in the World. He writes for Rolling Stone, Automobile, and American Spectator and lives in New Hampshire and Washington, DC.

About Dan John Miller

Dan John Miller is an American actor and musician. In the Oscar-winning Walk the Line, he starred as Johnny Cash’s guitarist and best friend, Luther Perkins, and has also appeared in George Clooney’s Leatherheads and My One and Only, with Renée Zellweger. An award-winning audiobook narrator, he has garnered multiple Audie Award nominations, has twice been named a Best Voice by AudioFile magazine, and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards and a Listen-Up Award from Publishers Weekly.