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    The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie
    The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie
    The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie
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    The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie

    Written by Chris Miller

    Narrated by Todd McLaren

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    About this audiobook

    The creator of Animal House at last tells the real story of the fraternity that inspired the iconic film-a story far more outrageous (and funny!) than any movie could ever capture. Animal House, the film adaptation of stories Chris Miller published in National Lampoon about his experiences at a Dartmouth fraternity, is among the most beloved and successful comedies of all time. In fact, its portrayal of college party life is still imitated on campuses across the country-toga party, anyone?

    Now, nearly 30 years after the movie hit theaters, there are no taboos left, and Chris Miller can finally answer the fans who all want to know one thing: Was it really like that? The answer: Yes-but much, much more out of control! Here, for the first time, are the real stories of Alpha Delta Phi. Like the one about the frat brother who entertained the house by lighting his hair on fire-not the hair on his head, however. Or about the pledge who trick-or-treated around campus in a very revealing jack-o-lantern costume. Or about initiation night when a frozen hot dog became very painful for two rushes.

    Wild and hilarious, The Real Animal House is a must-read for any fan of the film and anyone who remembers their college days as a blur of great parties and solid friendship.

    "I couldn't put it down. I make this self-indicting admission with all due trepidation, but there it is. For better or worse, this an utterly hilarious book."-New York Times

    "A boozy holler of a book, with a great soundtrack."-Kirkus
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 1, 2006
    ISBN9781400173372
    The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie
    Author

    Chris Miller

    Chris Miller is Assistant Professor of International History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He also serves as Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Eurasia Director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and as a Director at Greenmantle, a New York and London-based macroeconomic and geopolitical consultancy. He is the author of three previous books—Putinomics,The Struggle to Save the Soviet Economy, and We Shall Be Masters—and he frequently writes for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The American Interest, and other outlets. He received a PhD in history from Yale University and a BA in history from Harvard University. Visit his website at ChristopherMiller.net and follow him on Twitter @CRMiller1.   

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    • 2/5
      Eh!

      Crass and vulgar for the sake of vulgarity? Maybe/maybe not, depending from whose eyes....

      Juvenileistic pranks, rude & crude....hey let's get drunk as a skunk!

      This is suppose to be funnier than the movie? I think not. The boys in the movie seemed to be borderline "lovable" losers.....not so in the "real" story.