Bibliograph

Overstated, a coast-to-coast roast of the 50 states, Colin Quinn

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Overstated, a coast-to-coast roast of the 50 states, Colin Quinn

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Overstated

Medium

large print

Responsibility statement

Colin Quinn

Sub title

a coast-to-coast roast of the 50 states

Summary

In Colin Quinn's new book, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional tackles the condition of our union today. Utah: The Church of States. Vermont: The Old Hippie State. Florida: The Hot Mess State. Arizona: The Instagram Model State. Wisconsin: The Diet Starts Tomorrow State. The United States is in a fifty-states-wide couples' counseling session, thinking about filing for divorce. But is that really what we want? Can a nation composed of states that are so different possibly hang together? Colin Quinn, comedian, social commentator, and writer and star of Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional, calls us out state-by-state, from Connecticut to Hawaii. He identifies the hypocrisies inherent in what we claim to believe and what we actually do. Within a framework of big-picture thinking about systems of government--after all, how would you put this country together if you started from scratch today?--to dead-on observations about the quirks and vibes of the citizens in each region, Overstated skewers us all: red, blue, and purple. It's ultimately infused with the same blend of optimism and practicality that sparked the U.S. into being

Target audience

adult

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Creator