Buried Alive: The End of an Unfortunate Decade

Piercing wit, insightful pretense, and a mastery of topical satire distinguish this commentary on a decade of American change. No charlatan or Chicago mayor is safe as the journalist and historian who wrote A Brief History of Iraq (2006) sets his sights on America’s own backyard, reflecting on office microwaves, political speeches, TV sitcoms, online dating, personnel policies, mass transit authorities, morning shows, insurance companies, candle parties, digital televisions, social networking, and other hallmarks of ten unfortunate years. Absurd and enlightening at once – like the decade it examines – Buried Alive is a remarkable collection of essays, letters, plays, and poems to help Americans look into the mirror, turn away in shock, and laugh out loud.