hardcover
240 pages
ISBN: 1594030537
$25.95 List price
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“Peter Wood’s new book, A Bee in the Mouth: Anger in America Now scores a direct cultural hit. America has entered an enduring age of anger, and Peter Wood is the able (and unruffled) chronicler of that epoch.”
— Stanley Kurtz, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center
“These days, anger seems to be the first emotion people tap into when confronted with an inconvenience, a challenge, problem, or misunderstanding. Peter Wood, through fascinating real-life anecdotes, shows us the dangers of unrestrained anger and the blessing of mastering yourself.”
— Dr. Laura Schlessinger, internationally syndicated radio talk-show host and author of The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
“In this terrific book, Peter Wood helps us confront the most distressing feature of public life today: the triumph of vitriol. Whether it’s Ann Coulter shouting ‘Treason!’ or Al Franken shouting ‘Liar!,’ serious discussion today is steadily giving way to angry poses and accusatory barking. Why? Who started it? How can we understand it? Can anything be done about it? Peter Wood is a gentle man, a gifted anthropologist who has a lot to tell us about the anger in our midst. For everyone’s sake, and for the sake of our country, we should listen.”
— David Blankenhorn, president of the Institute for American Values and author of The Future of Marriage
“Wood’s analysis of New Anger’s defining traits is right on the mark, and he provides several shining examples that demonstrate his point admirably…Wood’s book is a wonderful tool for understanding a fundamental cultural shift that has taken place over the past generation. He writes with a deft hand and genuine wit, and succeeds in delivering penetrating insights into our angry new world.” – Joe Hemmerling, New Oxford Review: June 2007
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