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by Francis Wheen (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: HarperPerennial; New Ed edition (4 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007140975
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007140978
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  (50 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,586 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Sunday Times
'a magnificent attack on contemporary stupidity... Getting angry hasn't been this much fun in a long time.'

Observer
'Wheen is doing his valiant (and hilarious) best for the rational...The book zings along, throwing up interesting facts.'

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