{"product_id":"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A self-described ‘rantaholic,’ Rick Mercer is our country’s best-known and most-loved satirist. . . . 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.” —\u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[\u003ci\u003eA Nation Worth Ranting About\u003c\/i\u003e] will make you laugh out loud repeatedly. . . . Thank goodness Rick Mercer is around.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doubleday Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027793035504,"sku":"9780385676823","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385676823_p0.jpg?v=1763695147","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385676823","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}