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Description for High Society
Paperback. The war on drugs has been lost, but for want of the courage to face that fact, the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime and this story takes us through the landscape it has created. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. The war on drugs has been lost, but for want of the courage to face that fact, the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime and this story takes us through the landscape it has created. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy showing some shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
The war on drugs has been lost but for want of the courage to face the fact that the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From pop stars and princes to crack whores and street kids. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime.
HIGH SOCIETY is a story or rather a collection of interconnected stories that takes the reader on a hilarious, heart breaking and terrifying journey through the kaleidoscope world that the law has created and from which the law offers no protection.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552999953
SKU
KSG0009525
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ben Elton
Ben Elton’s multi-award winning career as both performer and writer encompasses some of the most memorable and incisive comedy of the past thirty-five years. In addition to his hugely influential work as a stand-up comic, he was co-writer of TV hits The Young Ones and Blackadder and sole creator of The Thin Blue Line and Upstart Crow. He ... Read more
Reviews for High Society
A fix of high comedy from a writer who provokes almost as much as he entertains
Daily Mail
As I raced to the end, I found myself applauding Elton. This is a tough subject tackled with courage and commitment
Will Hutton
Observer
Packed with Elton's trademark sharp wit and biting social commentary.. colourful and thought-provoking ... Read more
Daily Mail
As I raced to the end, I found myself applauding Elton. This is a tough subject tackled with courage and commitment
Will Hutton
Observer
Packed with Elton's trademark sharp wit and biting social commentary.. colourful and thought-provoking ... Read more