Hotel America: Scenes in the Lobby of the Fin de Siecle Tapa blanda - 1996

“A wonderful book.”—New York Times Book Review

“Few writers match Lapham's witty, entertaining style, and his insight into the issues of the period. Entertaining reading: strongly recommended.”—Library Journal

“Lapham ... is one of the few practicing masters of the political essay. His essays are insightful, original and witty ... [Hotel America provides] a necessary reminder of how the country really works.”—Toronto Globe and Mail

“Lapham refuses to talk down to his audience, much less cozy up to its ignorance and prejudices ... Nor will he surrender a jot of his wit, erudition and style.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Lapham's portraits of his country are astute and his dry wit as sharp as a knife.”—Times

“The essays in this anthology ... have in common with Lapham’s brilliance, acerbic wit, and disdain for all those who ‘defend the sanctity of myth against the heresy of fact’ ... Lapham believes that ‘a raucous assembly of citizens unafraid to speak their minds’ prods Americans to think creatively about their future. This raucous assembly of one proves the point.”—Kirkus Review