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Bill Mares & Jeff Danziger: "The Full Vermonty"

Authors Bill Mares & Jeff Danziger offer a book signing for "The Full Vermonty: Vermont in the Age of Trump." Free and open to the public.

About the Book

What was  America thinking? Donald Trump as our president? You’re kidding, right? No, a nightmare is upon us. But take heart. Vermont will fight back. Life in Vermont is already “great.” We’ll be damned if we’re going to let a man who dyes his hair, cheats workers and has his products made in China, dictate to us how life should be.

Trump may see himself as a western version of Vladimir Putin, but we don’t agree. He’s just a bully used to stiffing banks (Vermonters make their payments), stiffing his subcontractors (we pay them, because we’re related to most of them) and treating women poorly (we just know better).

We love a good fight, and those who challenge us soon learn that Vermont generally wins. With the help of a score of Vermont writers and artists, our original literary duet became a chorus of intelligence, wit and passion. In addition,  the book has quizzes, relevant quotations from Vermont history, escape literature, a Vermont tool box, and more. Indeed, this book has all things necessary to flesh out a thump to The Trump!

“Better than all of our flavors combined! This is a book that will make you laugh and cry, not necessarily in that order.”  —Jerry Greenfield, Ben & Jerry’s

“Trump’s narcissism is enough to make any self-respecting Vermonter’s toes curl. The Full Vermonty is THE guide for finding ways to stay sane. The authors’ advice? Overcome Trump-Induced Anxiety Disorder by eating kale and drinking craft beer. Find your moral compass, if you lost it. Don’t watch CNN, do something radical—read a book. Become an activist. But whatever you do, BE a Vermonter; stay feisty and independent.” —Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org

“Come to The Full Vermonty for the cartoons by the incomparable Jeff Danziger. Stay for a primer for the millions of Americans who’ve been asking, “What do we do NOW?” Bill Mares and his gang of Vermont wits and sages actually have answers.” U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy

About the Authors

Raised in Texas,  educated at Harvard, Bill Mares has been a journalist, a high school teacher and a member of the Vermont  House of Representatives. He has authored or co-authored 15 books on subjects ranging from the Marine Corps to workplace democracy to  Presidential fishing, plus four books of humor with Prof. Frank Bryan, including the best-seller, Real Vermonters Don’t Milk Goats. His hobbies include running, beekeeping, singing and fly-fishing. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife of 45 years, Chris Hadsel. They have two sons.

Jeff Danziger lives in New York City. He is represented by CWS Syndicate and the NY Times Syndicate. He is the recipient of the Herblock Prize and the Thomas Nast (Landau) Prize. He served in the US Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. He has published eleven books of cartoons and one novel.

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Date: 11/24/2017
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Place:

77 Main St
Montpelier, VT 05602
United States