- Bildergerg Group, Political leadership, Islamic fundamentalism, Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
In the tradition of Bill Bryson, a fascinating and frequently hilarious look at extremists around the globe, and the conspiracy theory that unites them. Journalist Jon Ronson, the mild-mannered but ironic observer, learns some alarming things about the looking-glass world of them and us. Are the extremists onto something? Or has Ronson become one of Them?
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Contemporary, cool, spare and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Jon Ronson
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- Picador, Audible Studios on Brilliance, Simon & Schuster
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780330375450
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