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When my book the men who stare at goats came out, nobody was interested. Expect to do a lot of this sort of sighing if you pick up lost at sea. I am interested in the same things that jon ronson is obsessed with. The jon ronson mysteries in three words, what would they be. Oct 01, 2014 jon ronsons books include the new york times bestsellers the psychopath test and lost at sea. Adventures with extremists, lost at sea and the men who stare at goats have all been international andor. The situations jon finds himself in are too hilarious to not be true, such as. Jon ronson born 10 may 1967 is a welsh journalist and documentary filmmaker whose works include the men who stare at goats 2004, them. As in all of the authors fulllength works, the driving force behind each of the 24 pieces here is his fascination with strange behaviour, the human mind and alternative thinking. Lost at sea book pima county public library bibliocommons. New york timesbestselling author of the psychopath test jon ronson writes about the. Lost at sea now with new materialreveals how deep our collective craziness lies, even in the most mundane circumstances. Lost at sea is a collection of ronsons recent and recentish magazine work, and it is excellent. Lost at sea easily wins as my new favorite collection of essays book.
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