{"product_id":"9781783350575-thinking-about-it-only-makes-it-worse","title":"Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Other Lessons from Modern Life\u003cbr\u003eWhy is every film or tv programme a sequel or a remake? Why do the asterisks in that sentence make it ok? Why do so many people want to stop other people doing things, and how can they be stopped from stopping them? This book celebrates and commiserates on the state of things in our not entirely glorious modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e-BESTSELLING BOOK BY ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED COMIC WRITERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Pre-order now: David Mitchell's new book \u003ci\u003eDishonesty is the Second-best Policy\u003c\/i\u003e**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are many aspects of modern life that trouble award-winning comedian\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e, such as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is every film or TV programme a sequel or a remake? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy are people so f***ing hung up about swearing? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do the asterisks in that sentence make it ok? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do so many people want to stop other people doing things, and how can they be stopped from stopping them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin \u003cb\u003eMitchell\u003c\/b\u003e on a tour of the absurdities of our times - from Ryanair to Richard III, \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e to phone etiquette, UKIP to hotdogs made of cats. \u003cb\u003eFunny, provocative and shot through with refreshing amounts of common sense, \u003ci\u003eThinking About It Only Makes It Worse\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates and commiserates on the state of things in our not entirely glorious modern world\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMitchell is an exceptionally clever, eloquent and spot-on commentator. \u003c\/b\u003eWe should be grateful for him.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30321751916641,"sku":"9781783350575","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36408396_6ea4fee3-0dea-4ec3-ab4c-1501b55c3584.jpg?v=1759483822","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781783350575-thinking-about-it-only-makes-it-worse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}