How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)

The World According to Ann Coulter

By: Ann Coulter

Narrated by: Elizabeth White

Welcome to the world of Ann Coulter. With her monumental bestsellers Treason, Slander, and High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Coulter has become the most recognized and talked-about conservative intellectual in years—and certainly the most controversial. Now, in How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must), which is sure to ignite impassioned debate, she offers her most comprehensive analysis of the American political scene to date. With incisive reasoning, refreshing candor, and razor-sharp wit, she reveals just why liberals have got it so wrong.

In this powerful and entertaining book, which draws on her weekly columns, Coulter ranges far and wide. No subject is off-limits, and no comment is left unsaid. After all, she writes, “Nothing too extreme can be said about liberals because it’s all true.” How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) offers Coulter’s unvarnished take on:

•The essence of being a liberal: “The absolute conviction that there is one set of rules for you, and another, completely different set of rules for everyone else.”

•John Kerry: “A reporter asked Kerry, ‘Are you for or against gay marriage?’ As usual, his answer was, ‘Yes.’ ”

•Her 9/11 comments: “I am often asked if I still think we should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity. The answer is: Now more than ever!”

•The state of the Democratic Party: “Teddy Kennedy crawls out of Boston Harbor with a quart of Scotch in one pocket and a pair of pantyhose in the other, and Democrats hail him as their party’s spiritual leader.”

•Her philosophy for arguing with liberals: “Tough love, except I don’t love them. My ‘tough love’ approach is much like the Democrats’ ‘middle-class tax cuts’—everything but the last word.”

•The “Treason Lobby”: “Want to make liberals angry? Defend the United States.”

In this full-on Coulterpalooza, you’ll find the real, uncensored Ann Coulter. A special concluding chapter even includes the pieces that squeamish editors refused to publish—“what you could have read if you lived in a free country,” says Coulter. How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) is a stunning reminder of why Ann Coulter’s commentary has achieved must-read status.

“A fluent polemicist with a gift for Menckenesque invective...and she can harness such language to subtle, syllogistic argument.”--Washington Post Book World

“Ann Coulter is a trailblazer.”--Los Angeles Times Book Review

“She can zing one-liners faster than Zeus can throw lightning bolts.”--Kansas City Star

“You know those pundits who bore you to tears trying to balance everyone’s point of view? Coulter isn’t one.”--People

“A great deal of research supports Ms. Coulter’s wisecracks.”--New York Times

“The conservative movement has found its diva.”--Bill Maher

“Ann Coulter is a pundit extraordinaire.”--Rush Limbaugh

Also available as a Random House AudioBook and as an e-Book

Critic reviews

“No one on the right is so iconic. . . . The officialdom of punditry, so full of phonies and dullards, would suffer without her humor and fire.” —Time magazine, in a cover story

Neat idea but...

This book was a neat idea but I'm of the opinion the print version would be better than the audio. Reason being, these are old opinion columns that cover happenings the reader may (or may not) recall. If the reader had the print version he or she could just flip to the next column of interest. Fast-forwarding audible.com material is frustrating to say the least.

Interesting read

I like Ann Coulter. She is witty and always provides a interesting point of view. However, while I'm sure she's a crack lawyer, she is not a crack researcher and thus my problems with her book. She has a tendency to repeat herself over and over and it gets annoying.

Loved it

Coulter just cracks me up. It's kind of a guilty pleasure though 'cause she spews the venom with such zeal. Though she has her tongue firmly planted in her cheek the truth is there. If you lean leftward you may find her style objectionable. She is entertaining and that is how I approached this work. I wasn't disappointed.

Fun and informative

I don't agree with everything she had to say but it was a fun book that stimulated alot of thought. I would recommend this book to all. If you lean to the right, it will be fun. If you lean to the left, it will only anger you. But hearing the other side is good for you.

Funny if you don't take it seriously

Pundits at either extreme end of the political spectrum spout all kinds of nonsense, useless rhetoric and insults. Some are very straight forward about it and some do it with real style as does Ann Coulter. If this book were seen more as "political humor" than some kind of serious critique of the liberal mindset, I'd give it a 5 without hesitation, because Coulter is very witty and delivers many memorable lines, but her conclusions are rarely based on any kind of evidence and serious analysis of readily available evidence. This is a very funny book as long as you don't take it seriously.