Boomsday

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• Early Retirement

  A persistent legacy of baby-boom pop culture has been the sarcastic attitude embodied by the early days of “Saturday Night Live”: shockingly wicked derision that is at once smart and goofy. That’s the voice of Christopher Buckley’s “Boomsday,” in whi ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

• Boomsday By Christopher Buckley

  Christopher Buckley had just endured that baby boomer rite of passage, a colonoscopy, when he received a blind-sided compliment that trumped every glowing review he's ever received. "I remember being wheeled out to the waiting room, I was gaga on Dem ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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  voto: 7.5/10

  Buckley's books are always extremely funny, with fantastic dialogues and an inconvenient truth behind the sarcastic tone: this book is no exception.

  While the US economy is about to collapse because of the excessive burden of social security expenses, a thirty-something has ... (continue)

  voto: 7.5/10

  Buckley's books are always extremely funny, with fantastic dialogues and an inconvenient truth behind the sarcastic tone: this book is no exception.

  While the US economy is about to collapse because of the excessive burden of social security expenses, a thirty-something has a brilliant idea: why not give tax deductions to those above 65 who are willing to "voluntary transition", i.e. to commit suicide?

  Amazingly, the proposal becomes a hot topic in Washington...and a platform for a presidential campaign.

  Awesome, really.

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  Demonio Pellegrino said on Sep 15, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Themost funny book about Social Security ever

  A powerful and immensely funny satire of Washington politics, Social Security issues and Baby Boomers psychology, all in one.

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  John Christian Falkenberg said on Sep 19, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 576 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0446581364
• ISBN-13: 9780446581363
• Publisher: Twelve
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2007
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and eBook

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