num_pages: 256
description: In Colin Quinn's new book the popular comedian social commentator and star of the shows Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional tackles the condition of our union today.Utah: The Church of States Vermont: The Old Hippie State Florida: The Hot Mess StateArizona: The Instagram Model State Wisconsin: The Diet Starts Tomorrow StateThe United States is in a fifty-states-wide couples' counseling session thinking about filing for divorce. But is that really what we want? Can a nation composed of states that are so different possibly hang together?Colin Quinn comedian social commentator and writer and star of Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional calls us out state-by-state from Connecticut to Hawaii. He identifies the hypocrisies inherent in what we claim to believe and what we actually do. Within a framework of big-picture thinking about systems of government--after all how would you put this country together if you started from scratch today?--to dead-on observations about the quirks and vibes of the citizens in each region Overstated skewers us all: red blue and purple. It's ultimately infused with the same blend of optimism and practicality that sparked the U.S. into being.
language: English
title: Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States
publisher: St. Martin's Press