Pre-Owned 2030 : The Real Story of What Happens to America (Hardcover) 9780312583729

from etxgardener

Move over Jonathon Swift. Comedian and screenwriter Albert Brooks has written a compelling satire on our modern American life and political system that is both a fin and a thought provoking read. Set in 2030, America has become what many have predicted, a debt-ridden society where the older gener...

from KHusser

Film director and funnyman, Albert Brooks, takes a fictional look at the condition of our country 19 years in the future, if the United States' current path remains unchanged. Brooks draws from the headlines of today and predicts some very startling outcomes. Written with numerous characters intr...

from hairball

I'm fairly certain this book was meant to be at least somewhat funny, in a Swiftian satire way. Maybe that's because Albert Brooks is the author, and he's a funny guy. I can feel this book trying to be funny, but it never even makes it to chuckle-level. Better to take it in the spirit of a less-g...

from nivramkoorb

I enjoyed the vision that Albert Brooks created of the future. It actually seemed possible and especially the issues of young versus old. However, the writing was very flat. The book dragged and the ending was too simplistic. I probably would not read another book by Brooks but it was an easy rea...

from psherman

This could have been a lot better than it was. Very easy to put down; I was curious about where he was going with it but not enough to set other things aside to make time to read it. And it seemed much, much longer than it was....just kept going and going, and ultimately reached a very disappoint...