If You Can Read This

Praise

“A witty little book that explains how, and why, people tell the world what they’re thinking from the pulpit of their bumper.”  – USA TODAY 

“Imagine speeding along the freeway while your driver, Ludwig Wittgenstein, dissects and reassembles the bumper-sticker “wisdom” on passing cars. That’s the kind of trip it is to read If You Can Read This.”—Tom Cathcart and Dan Klein, authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar
 
“In the sense of being pregnant with meaning, this book has a baby on board.”—Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great
 
“Readers may find themselves involved in fender benders once they realize how much fun it is to think about the messages in bumper stickers and start tailgating in order to read and analyze them. A fantastic contribution to philosophy as it occurs in the real world.”—John Perry, co-host of the nationally syndicated Philosophy Talk, professor emeritus of philosophy at Stanford University

“If you love twitter (and even if you don’t), you’re going to love Jack Bowen’s insightful and hilarious romp through the pre-twitter world of bumper sticker sloganeering. On every page I had two reactions: (1) a vigorous horse laugh, and (2) a curious ‘uh, I didn’t know that.’ Humor and insight: what more can you ask from a book? Sex. Yes, it has that too. Read this book.”—Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things