{"product_id":"generation-of-vipers-paperback","title":"Generation of Vipers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Wylie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most vitriolic attack ever launched on the American way of living-from politicians to professors to businessmen to Mom to sexual mores to religion--\u003ci\u003eGeneration of Vipers\u003c\/i\u003e ranks with the works of De Tocqueville and Emerson in defining the American character and malaise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWylie's classic, written with devastating wit and a pen as \u003cbr\u003esharp as a barber's razor, wages war on all forms of American hypocrisy.\u003cbr\u003e Remarkably, or perhaps not so, what Philip Wylie has to say rings as \u003cbr\u003etrue today as when he first wrote \u003ci\u003eVipers\u003c\/i\u003e, and no doubt it will continue \u003cbr\u003eto offend and outrage both the Left and Right. Harsh, bitter, and filled\u003cbr\u003e with venom toward those who have corrupted the America that \"could have\u003cbr\u003e been,\" \u003ci\u003eGeneration of Vipers\u003c\/i\u003e will be read with pleasure and indignation a\u003cbr\u003e century from now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most vitriolic attack ever launched on the American way of living - from politicians to professors to businessmen to Mom to sexual mores to religion - Generation of Vipers ranks with the works of De Tocqueville and Emerson in defining the American character and malaise. Wylie's classic, written with devastating wit and a pen as sharp as a barber's razor, wages war on all forms of American hypocrisy. Remarkably, or perhaps not so, what Philip Wylie has to say rings as true today as when he first wrote Vipers, and no doubt it will continue to offend and outrage both the Left and Right. Harsh, bitter, and filled with venom toward those who have corrupted the America that \"could have been\", Generation of Vipers will be read with pleasure and indignation a century from now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Wylie (1902-1971) was a prolific American writer whose works range from satires to pulp sci-fi, political essays to Hollywood screenplays. He delved into matters of philosophy and social criticism across his many genres and mediums with a caustic, once-in-a-generation voice all his own. A member of the founding staff of the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, his essays and stories regularly appeared throughout the '40s and '50s in \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRedbook\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 331\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53511883686195,"sku":"9781564781468","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/AGabyLj6wK9781564781468.webp?v=1781780336","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/generation-of-vipers-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}