Out of the Ordinary: True Tales from Everyday Craziness
Jon Ronson
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Paperback. Or how people get themselves into wholly irrational bubbles, in which all manner of lunacy makes perfect sense. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Out of the Ordinary is Jon Ronson at his inimitable best: hilarious, thought-provoking and with an unerring eye for human frailty – not least his own.
Jon Ronson's subjects have included people who believe that goats can be killed by the power of a really hard stare, and people who believe that the world is ruled by twelve-foot lizard-men. In Out of the Ordinary, a collection of his journalism from the Guardian, he turns his attention to irrational beliefs much closer to home, investigating the ways in which we sometimes manage to convince ourselves that all manner of lunacy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330448321
SKU
9780330448321
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About Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie, Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, The Psychopath Test, The Men Who Stare at Goats and Them: Adventures with Extremists. His first fictional screenplay, Frank, co-written with Peter Straughan, starred Michael Fassbender. He ... Read more
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