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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Oval Books (10 Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1906042195
  • ISBN-13: 978-1906042196
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"An enlightened new series, good natured, witty and useful. The Xenophobe's Guides to different nations deserves a real cheer."
--"The European"
"Each book is an entertaining essay on the failings, foibles and good points of their subjects. Their humour is relaxed and gentle and it would be a sour, churlish native of a subject country who would object seriously. "
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5.0 out of 5 stars Yep, that's us., 2 Dec 2001
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An excellent level one primer on the American psyche. I got this book hoping for a laugh on us and to get an objective opinion on my fellow countrymen for an article I'm writing. It was too true to be funny. ;-) Not insulting, just plain true. I only found one or two mistakes and they were minor, dealing with slang that could be different in different regions of the States. There were a couple of parts that made me wonder, "You mean it's not like that all over the world?" (For example, the part about how every event in American life is structured so that someone wins and someone loses.)

For such a small book, it does just what it sets out to do, cover the surface. Worth the £.

For a more in-depth and very funny primer on Americans and the American psyche, I highly recommend Bill Bryson's "Notes from a Big Country" (US title: "I'm Just a Stranger Here Myself").

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant., 11 May 2000
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Written by an American, about Americans, this amusing booklet allows you to observe the personality traits of our (very) distant cousins without having to risk talking to any real Americans. Marvellous examples include Gun Culture, Feeling Good, Cars and the average American's view of the world beyond America (only 1 in 10 Americans have passports).
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1.0 out of 5 stars Better buy other books from this series, 10 Dec 2007
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Americans don't seem to have a sense of humour about themselves. This book is not funny, it totally misses its point. In comparison to Xenophobes Guide to the British or the Germans, which both tell a hilarious truth, this book just wants to stay clear of any possible insult. And sorry, that is not what this series is about. This series describes various nations in a stereotypical way and nevertheless bears some truth. It ridicules specific ways of life, but in a "we like you anyway"-fashion. Don't buy this one!
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