{"product_id":"a-nation-worth-ranting-about-isbn-9780385676823","title":"A Nation Worth Ranting About","description":"\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eExpanded and Updated and More Furiously Funny Than Ever\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom Canada’s sharpest satirist: a massive eruption of rants—updated to include all of Season 10 of the \u003ci\u003eRick Mercer Report\u003c\/i\u003e—plus brilliant essays, three of which were written especially for this book. Illustrated throughout with photos from Rick’s encounters and exploits across Canada.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A good rant is cathartic. Ranting is what keeps me sane. They always come from a different place. Take the prime minister, for example. Sometimes when I rant about him, I am angry; other times, I am just severely annoyed—it’s an important distinction.”\u003cbr\u003e—Rick Mercer, from his introduction\u003c\/p\u003e“A self-described ‘rantaholic,’ Rick Mercer is our country’s best-known and most-loved satirist. . . . The use of surprise or the unexpected is a trademark of Mercer’s humour. . . . But once again, beneath his humour, Mercer is seething. . . . You can’t read Mercer’s rants without appreciating that we live in a society where ranting—whether it’s about our government, attitudes toward sexuality, or escalators—is possible. And that, kids, is a good thing.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Calgary Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e “[\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nation Worth Ranting About\u003c\/i\u003e]\u003c\/i\u003e will make you laugh out loud repeatedly. . . . Thank goodness Rick Mercer is around.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRICK MERCER co-created and performed on CBC's \u003ci\u003eThis Hour Has 22 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, created and starred in \u003ci\u003eMade in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, and created and starred in \u003ci\u003eTalking to Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, the most-watched comedy special in Canadian television history. He went on to host the hugely successful \u003ci\u003eRick Mercer Report\u003c\/i\u003e for 15 seasons. Rick was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2014 for his work with charitable causes and \"his ability to inspire and challenge Canadians through humour.\" In 2019, he received a Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award. His 2021 memoir, \u003ci\u003eTalking to Canadians\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. He is from Middle Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.","brand":"Anchor Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301563748581,"sku":"NP9780385676823","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385676823.jpg?v=1767720669","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-nation-worth-ranting-about-isbn-9780385676823","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}