The worst years of our lives
irreverent notes from a decade of greed
by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Ehrenreich here reprints a selection of her elegantly satirical essays that were originally published in Ms., Mother Jones and other journals during the Reagan years, articles in which she skewers political figures and others for causing a decay in human values. A strong sense of the ridiculous informs Ehrenreich's attack on those she judges guilty: phony evangelists, moneyed polluters and developers, Wall Street bandits, officials heedless of the poor. There are pieces on Nancy Reagan's memoir My Turn and on Oliver North as warrior prince of the secret government. The book has its critics, but Ehrenreich could also promote healthy rebellions in her role as someone who doesn't suffer fools at all, let alone grudgingly.--adapted from Publishers Weekly.
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The worst years of our lives: irreverent notes from a decade of greed
1991, Lime Tree
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The worst years of our lives: irreverent notes from a decade of greed
1991, HarperPerennial
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The worst years of our lives: irreverent notes from a decade of greed
1990, Pantheon Books
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Reprint. Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1990.
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