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How to Ruin the United States of America
enlarge	Authors: Ben Stein, Phil Demuth Publisher: New Beginnings Press Category: Book List Price: ~~$14.95~~ Buy Used: $8.00 You Save: $6.95 (46%) New (24) Used (9) from $8.00 Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 176 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.8 ISBN: 1401918697 Dewey Decimal Number: 973.93 EAN: 9781401918699 ASIN: 1401918697 Publication Date: June 30, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews: Product Description DIVp class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in"On the heels of his very successful books,I How to Ruin Your Life, How to Ruin Your Love Life, and How to Ruin Your Financial Life, /IBBen Stein,/B in collaboration with his pal BPhil DeMuth, /Bhas tongue firmly in cheek once again as he comes up with surefire ways to ruin the greatest nation in the history of the human race. /p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in"Try a few of these on for size: /p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in" Trust the United Nations to protect us and our security. /p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in" Make it unlawful to worship God or even to show images of the Ten Commandments. /p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in" Convert our universities into fortresses of anti-Americanism, hatred of freedom, and centers of confusion and ignorance. /p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in" Encourage contempt for the family and for the community. /p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in" Allow Hollywood to brainwash us into believing that only suckers and criminals fight for their country. /p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in" Treat the military, the police, firefighters, and teachers as losers and pay them starvation wages./p p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in"Hey, does any of this sound familiar? Maybe thatrsquo;s because itrsquo;s already happening! Ben and Phil give you all the information yoursquo;ll ever need in order to successfully ruin the USA even further! Sardonic, humorous, but also angrily emphatic, this is a book every old-fashioned patriot really needs to read!/p/DIV

Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews... Mostly Cynical and Not That Funny December 17, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful I bought this hoping for a fourth "How to Ruin Your Life" book, but Ben Stein has apparently gotten old and lost is edge. The first chapter is a diatribe on religion. He gets really preachy. On page 62, his argument is that American culture is debased because we don't make the same movies that were made in 1945-1955. Listing several random movies, he says that titles like "Lord of the Rings" and "An Inconvenient Truth" are culturally debasing. Your grandma can give you those kinds of arguments. The guy's ready for the nursing home. The only good part is that the book is short and can be read in a single day. Stick with his older classics. Knock-out Book October 24, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful Mr. Stein and Mr. DeMuth have a great book here. You can really connect with what they have to say. This book is simple yet straight to the point. Never gets around to making its point October 18, 2008 5 out of 7 found this review helpful This book seems unable to finish an argument at any point. For example it spends 5 pages convincing us how many liberals there are in higher education, but forgets to explain why that's a bad thing. For those of us that don't hate liberals (I'm non politcal, not left wing), it's a lot of talking with no point. The only mild attempt it makes at proving it's a bad thing is that if one viewpoint is very common, it will lead to groupthink. Besides the preposterousness of this unfounded conclusion, I'm quite certain that the authors would have no such complaints if the pervasive majority were christian rather than liberal.br /br /Examples of this inability to finish an argument are prevalent, including the primary subject for every chapter. To provide just one more such example, the first chapter is about how we can ruin america by getting rid of God, then goes on to explain at length how the founding fathers and early America were all christian. It then talks about how we've removed God from schools and such. It never explains why getting rid of God is a bad thing, or even if we assume it's morally bad, how it will ruin America. Sure, if you're a Christian you might be bitter enough about the facts he illuminates to miss the fact that he never really gets to the point.br /br /Other major issues with the book are biased statistics (do some of your own research and compare it to what the book says), as well as constantly mistaking correlation for causality. For example, people that watch more tv expect more government handouts. That doesn't mean watching tv CAUSES that mentality, more likely is that an inherently lazy person will watch more tv and expect more handouts. Eliminating tv does not make a person less lazy.br /br /In conclusion, the whole book reads as a propaganda manifesto to make people that agree with the authors cheer and people that don't bewildered. How to Ruin America September 15, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful It's a shame when it takes a comedian to speak with the voice of reason. In a rather small book, Ben Stein lays out what is wrong with America and the likely results. That's spelled ruin. Stein is actually much more than a comedian and his work shows deep thought. A small book deserves a concise review. Buy it! The Truth Hurts August 23, 2008 3 out of 4 found this review helpful The authors take an honest and sometimes humorous, no punches pulled, look at many of the major issues and problems facing the United States of America. A great read! I didn't want to put this one down. If we can only encourage Americans and our leaders to use the common sense needed to strengthen our country and unite us once again. Otherwise, some of the scary scenarios in this book could soon be our reality and then, if it isn't already, it will be too late.

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