{"product_id":"holidays-in-heck-9780802145956","title":"Holidays in Heck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumorous essays from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author on travel, late-life parenting, and other perils.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eP. J. O'Rourke, hailed as \"one of America's most hilarious writers\" by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of the classic travelogue \u003ci\u003eHolidays in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he traversed the globe on a fun-finding mission to what were then some of the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHolidays in Heck\u003c\/i\u003e, O'Rourke embarks on supposedly more comfortable and allegedly less dangerous travels--often with family in tow--which mostly leave him wishing he were under artillery fire again. The essays take O'Rourke on a whirlwind of adventures, from the National Mall in Washington to a family ski vacation (to the Aspen of the Midwest--Ohio--where the highest point of elevation is the six-foot ski instructor that his wife thinks is cute). He also experiences a harrowing horseback ride across the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The result is a hilarious and often moving portrait of life in the fast lane--only this time as a husband and father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this cheeky follow-up to Holidays in Hell, former war correspondent O'Rourke trades battle zones for more appealing travel destinations, often with his family in tow . . . O'Rourke loses none of his sly humor, finding many opportunities to lampoon American politics under his new guise as a traveling family man.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[O'Rourke] provides colorful, earthy descriptive passages regarding stag hunts in Britain, extreme horseback riding in the wilds of Kyrgyzstan, a poignant look at his bout with cancer and a brief jaunt to Kabul, Afghanistan.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. J. O'Rourke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802145956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. J. O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e (1947-2022) was an author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. \u003ci\u003eParliament of Whores\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGive War a Chance \u003c\/i\u003eboth reached #1 on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list. After beginning his career writing for the \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e, O'Rourke went on to serve as foreign affairs desk chief for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e where he reported from far-flung places. Later he wrote for a number of publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWeekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a longtime panelist on \u003ci\u003eNPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45440016973939,"sku":"9780802145956","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4dcfd6d0-c260-4b1c-8413-3a67bef12f2f.jpg?v=1788440336","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/holidays-in-heck-9780802145956","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}