The Seven Deadly Virtues

18 Conservative Writers on Why the Virtuous Life Is Funny as Hell

By: Johnny V. Last

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

An all-star team of 18 conservative writers offers a hilarious, insightful, sanctimony-free remix of William Bennett's The Book of Virtues - without parental controls. The Seven Deadly Virtues sits down next to listeners at the bar, buys them a drink, and, an hour or three later, ushers them into the revival tent without them even realizing it.

The book's contributors include Sonny Bunch, Christopher Buckley, David "Iowahawk" Burge, Christopher Caldwell, Andrew Ferguson, Jonah Goldberg, Michael Graham, Mollie Hemingway, Rita Koganzon, Matt Labash, James Lileks, Rob Long, Larry Miller, P. J. O'Rourke, Joe Queenan, Christine Rosen, and Andrew Stiles.

Jonathan V. Last - senior writer at the Weekly Standard and editor of the collection - is also a contributor. All 18 essays in this book are appearing for the first time anywhere.

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Critic reviews

"[I]nteresting and thought provoking...endearing enough to make the reader charitably inclined." ( Wall Street Journal)