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How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions (Hardcover)
by Francis Wheen (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Fourth Estate (2 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007140967
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007140961
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  (50 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 239,135 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Ferdinand Mount, Sunday Times
'Hugely enjoyable... delightful reading.'

Tim Adams, Observer
'Wheen has a Swiftian relish for exposing the cant that attends the 'new rationality''

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