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Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots Paperback – May 1, 2012

by Laura Ingraham (Author), Raymond Arroyo

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From #1 New York Times bestseller and radio phenomenon Laura Ingraham a sharp-witted, comic romp through the culture and habits of everyday U.S. citizens—now available in paperback.

My culture is depraved, Not sure it can be saved . . . Of Thee I Zing. Land filled with STDs, Pants way down to the knees, Nary a “thanks” or “please” This is going to sting. . . .

While Laura Ingraham was walking through a Northern Virginia shopping mall one Saturday afternoon, it all became clear to her: Our country is in grave peril. Our culture of ignorance, arrogance, and gluttony undermines our present and endangers our future. Everywhere she turned, she saw signs of the impending disaster: zombie teens texting each other across a café table; a man having his eyebrows threaded at a kiosk; a fiftyish woman shoehorned into a tube top and skinny jeans; and a storefront ad featuring a Victoria’s Secret model spilling out of her push-up bra and into the faces of young passersby. Ingraham wondered, “Is this it? Is this what our forefathers fought for? What my parents struggled for? I wonder if Victoria’s Secret is still having that two-for-one sale?”

In an act of patriotic intervention, the most-listened-to woman in talk radio casts her satirical eye upon all that ails American society. In this sharp-witted comic romp, Laura Ingraham takes you on a guided tour through ten levels of our cultural hell.

You know we’re in trouble when . . .

Airplane seats shrink—just as the passengers expand.

Celebrity baby names go from the peculiar (Apple, Stetson, and Daisy Boo) to the pathetic (Bamboo, Blanket, and Bronx).

People meticulously tend their virtual crops on Farmville, while their children eat takeout.

“Breaking News” usually means it happened yesterday.

The weddings last longer than the marriages.

Facebook has become a verb and reading has become an ancient art form.

Of Thee I Zing is cultural commentary too funny to ignore, igniting a national conversation long past due. America, your cultural recovery begins here.

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May 1, 2012
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Laura Ingraham is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obama Diaries and Power to the People, the most listened-to woman in political talk radio as host of her own nationally syndicated radio program, a Fox News contributor, and permanent substitute host for The O'Reilly Factor. A former Supreme Court law clerk and white-collar criminal defense litigator, she lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her two children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Threshold Editions (May 1, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1451642059
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1451642056
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Laura Ingraham
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Laura Ingraham is the most listened-to woman in political talk radio
in the United States. "The Laura Ingraham Show" is heard on hundreds
of stations nationwide and has been addicting legions of listeners
since its launch in 2001. Always smart and entertaining, Laura is a
regular Fox News contributor and the principal substitute host on The
O'Reilly Factor. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of
four books--The Hillary Trap, Shut Up & Sing, Power to the People, and
new smash hit The Obama Diaries, released July 2010. A former
litigator and Supreme Court law clerk, Laura is a gradate of
University of Virginia School of law and Dartmouth College. She is
also an avid supporter of our troops and a variety of military
organizations. Laura lives in the Washington, D.C. area with her two
children. Her new book "Of Thee I Zing!" comes out July 12th.
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Raymond Arroyo
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Raymond Arroyo is a New York Times bestselling author, an international broadcaster and a Fox News Contributor who has worked for CNN and the Associated Press. He is also host and Managing Editor of The World Over Live on EWTN. Mr. Arroyo has made frequent appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Ingraham Angle, CNN Headline News, Access Hollywood and many more. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. A native New Orleanian, Mr. Arroyo is passionate about sharing the unique culture of his beloved Crescent City and the great state of Louisiana. Arroyo produced, wrote and hosted the Telly Award winning PBS musical Christmas special, "Christmastime in New Orleans" with an eponymous Billboard chart-topping soundtrack (Verve Records/AimHigher). He has produced other Billboard topping musical projects including PBS's “The Birth of Christ” with Liam Neeson (Sony Classics). His eight books, including his biography of Mother Angelica and his Best-selling multi-book Will Wilder Middle Grade series (Random House Kids) were all New York Times Bestsellers. Known for his penetrating interviews, Arroyo has interviewed the leading figures of the day. Highlights include: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Mel Gibson, Wendell Pierce, Placido Domingo, DeVon Franklin, Chef Leah Chase, Mary Higgins Clark, Aaron Neville, Tim Conway, Irma Thomas, Mark Burnett, Martin Sheen, Johnny Mathis, Jose Feliciano, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Ellis Marsalis, Liv Tyler, Christian Bale, Kate Hudson and a groundbreaking interview with comic legend, Jerry Lewis, to name just a few.
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Anna

Cultural Snapshot 2011

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2011

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I look forward to the day that none of what Laura describes in her book makes sense...skinny lattes, skinny jeans, high tech strollers with cup holders, parents who let kids express themselves with bad behavior (the type I would have been spanked for if I even thought about stepping out of line back in the day), lack of manners, the inability to distinguish between personal and public information, and our increasingly connected / disconnected youth. When I think about it, my kids were lucky their mid-80's stroller had brakes, and the wheels, as I recall, only went forward or back; I had to pop a wheelie to make a turn or correct course...and my hand was my cup holder.

It's important to step back and laugh at ourselves once in a while...of course I write this on my iPad as I'm considering taking my son's dog (oops, animal companion), who is a semi-permanent house guest (my son living elsewhere), over to PetSmart for a nail trimming, and wondering if I should sign her up for a supervised play date for a few extra bucks...all on my dime. Time to reset my priorities, and just take her for a walk. No mention of boomerang pets in 'Of Thee I Zing'; I guess I'm on the cutting edge of something here....

Life lessons, a snapshot of life in 2011, and an etiquette book wrapped in satire; if you don't find yourself on at least one page, you might want to pass the book to a friend and get their thoughts. Funny and thought provoking to the last page, and well worth a weekend read.

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James A. Traynor

Laura knows how to Zing!

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2022

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Laura is a very good writer; her use of metaphors and similes makes her book a lot of fun to read and helps a person understand some of the weird stuff going on in contemporary culture. I especially enjoyed her take on HD TV: "If I wanted the American public to dive into my pores and swim, I'd attach a mini diving board to my face." Very creative and fun. I recommend reading this book.

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Jason

Tragically hilarious, a wake up call for those concerned with the cultural direction of America

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2011

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Genuinely, but tragically, comedic book to listen to. Laura writes her honest view on our cultural practices that have been on a persistent downward spiral and how it is now the time to buck that trend and start training our youth at home - because we cannot count on our public schools to do anything but indoctrinate our youth with progressive liberal spin and revisionist history. It also gives parents a wake-up call for those that aren't (or consider themselves, while they're not) hip to the things going on with their kids and the youth they hang out with so they can prevent it from occurring in their families. It is also a wake up call for us adults to watch what we do because we are the example for the next generation. It isn't always about "ME" or "YOU" - it is about the people we influence through our own actions.

An excellent, comedic yet tragic reflection on our society as a whole and the degraded moral path we are currently headed down unless we wake up and put a stop to it!

Enjoyable read/listen and I would fully recommend it although it could have gone on for a few more hours! Loved it.

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B Rogers

Hilarious!

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2011

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This book expresses so many of things I have thought but never said! It's hilarious and so true! Laura zeroes in on American culture and hits the nail on the head! When fifty-ish women wear tube tops and skinny jeans to the mall and young moms feel it's an absolute necessity to own the latest and greatest stroller complete with shocks, sound system, cup holder etc we know we are in trouble! Oh...kudos to Raymond Arroyo as well!

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Stream of rants, OK in small doses

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2011

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First of all, anyone seeking another Ingraham political commentary is not going to find what he's looking for in this volume. This book is a series of small observations about life all around us. It's a compilation of ten thousand complaints. And while we all have thousands of complaints, nobody wants to listen to them all in one continuous stream. By the same token, it's not advised to speed through this book without interruption. It can only be appreciated in small doses. So enjoy a few pages, put it down, and come back at a later time.

Now, Laura complains about almost everything under the sun, so she's almost certain to hit a nerve with at least a few items found in your own behavior. Don't take it too personally, as even Laura admits she engages in some of these questionable behaviors herself. But because she gripes about EVERYthing, she inevitably contradicts herself. For example, Laura complains about the effort required just to plan some fun activites: "when I do manage to make plans, to do something "fun"--it usually leaves me stress-out and exhausted. [...] But should having fun be this hard?" (p. 197) And later, about vacation travel, "unless a relative had died or you are getting paid lots of money, there is no good reason to leave the house." (p. 231) Each of these begins a chapter on the horrors of recreation and travel. But at the end of these chapters we read, "Let's not pretend that planting yourself in the La-Z-Boy and watching . . . reruns is a holiday. It is not. Face it: you are a homebody who needs to immediately visit Travelocity." (p. 254) So while Laura gripes about all the masses of humanity getting in the way of her own travel, she's encouraging everyone to join in anyway.

So, the book does deliver a lot of humor, but should be enjoyed only in small bits.

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anna

A Lighthearted Romp

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2011

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Laura Ingraham's new book 'Of Thee I Zing,' is a light-hearted, humorous romp through the American culture. This is an ideal summer beach book....an amusing commentary about so many unfortunate things we're exposed to in this society, from the ill-mannered to the "muffin topped," from spoiled kids to poorly educated teens, from men donning purses ("murses") to those shrinking airline seats...the list is endless. I found this book great fun; my daughter and I have been reading parts out loud to eachother...it's good to laugh about our culture once in awhile and Laura Ingraham knows how to do it! (If we can't laugh about it all, we'd surely be weeping!)

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JT

Funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2014

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Laura takes on the various aspects of our deranged popular culture in an entertaining and amusing manner. Nice to see that I'm not the only one who thinks things have gone downhill since the '60s' cultural revolution. Laughed out loud on a number of occasions.

Richard Boudreau

very good

Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2013

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enjoyalbe as a pass time book to read when on vacation...may buy other titles from the same author if published

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