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Across the Pond: An Englishman's View of America,Used
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An irreverent trip through American culture by a critic who cracks jokes as easily as one would crack walnut shells (Washington Post). Americans have long been fascinated with the oddness of the British, but the English, says literary critic Terry Eagleton, find their transatlantic neighbors just as strange. Only an alien race would admiringly refer to a colleague as aggressive, use superlatives to describe everything from ones pet dog to ones rock collection, or speak frequently of being empowered. Why, asks Eagleton, must we broadcast our childrens school grades with bumper stickers announcing My Child Made the Honor Roll? Why dont we appreciate the indispensability of the teapot? And why must we remain so irritatingly optimistic, even when all signs point to failure?On his quirky journey through the language, geography, and national character of the United States, Eagleton proves to be at once an informal and utterly idiosyncratic guide to our peculiar race. He answers the questions his compatriots have always had but (being British) dare not ask, like why Americans willingly rise at the crack of dawn, even on Sundays, or why we publicly chastise cigarette smokers as if were all spokespeople for the surgeon general.In this pithy, warmhearted, and very funny book, Eagleton melds a good oldfashioned roast with genuine admiration for his neighbors across the pond.
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