72 Things Younger Than John McCain

By Joe Quint

Book Overview

"I have the courage, the wisdom, the experience, and most importantly, the oldness necessary."
-- John McCain, Saturday Night Live, May 17, 2008

John McCain may have been joking during his guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, but it is true that, if elected, at age 72 he will have more oldness on his side than any person ever inaugurated as a first-term president of the United States.

72 Things Younger Than John McCain takes a lighthearted look at all that's come into existence since John McCain was born so many, many, many years ago, including:

The Jefferson Memorial
Duct Tape
Nachos
Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Area Codes
Social Security

Based on Joe Quint's popular blog, 72 Things Younger Than John McCain also contains humorous photos and interesting trivia that highlight the events, milestones, inventions, and people that make up American pop-culture history since McCain was born on August 29, 1936. There's also a bonus section (albeit a very short one) of Things Older Than McCain

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439102279
• ISBN13: 9781439102275
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.8" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

A must-have before the election! and a perfect item to "honor" McCain's 72nd birthday...

Whether or not you've read Joe Quint's blog, this book will keep you laughing in a riotous and/or embarrassingly loud manner with every page. Quint's first book has a look at several surprising items and pop-culture phenomena younger than McCain, almost all of which have not previously appeared on his blog, and I have to say I even found the small bonus section on "Things Older than McCain" highly amusing (the War of 1812! etc.) - not since the stylings of Dave Barry has subtle (and not so subtle) political humor made me randomly bust out laughing. The book is a fun little flip-through read which can be a witty, edgy substitute for a coffee-table standard, a fantastic conversation starter (do we truly want a president who is older than the invention of PENICILLIN? Penicillin, people. Really.) - and it'll have your friends envying your impeccable taste in humor. This is definitely gobs of fun for anyone and a great buy - loved it!!