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Them:

Adventures with Extremists
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Pan Macmillan, Feb 23, 2011 - Social Science - 250 pages
Them: Adventures with Extremists is a romp into the heart of darkness involving 12-foot lizard-men, PR-conscious Ku Klux Klansmen, Ian Paisley, Hollywood limousines, the legend of Ruby Ridge, Noam Chomsky, a harem of kidnapped sex slaves, David Icke, and Nicolae Ceausescu's shoes. While Jon Ronson attemps to locate the secret room, he is chased by men in dark glasses, unmasked as a Jew in the middle of a Jihad training camp, and witnesses CEOs and leading politicians undertake a bizarre pagan owl ritual in the forests of Northern California. He also learns some alarming things about the looking-glass world of them and us. Are the extremists right? Or has he become one of Them? This is a fascinating investigation into extremists of every stripe. 'A funny and compulsively readable picaresque adventure through a paranoid shadow world' Louis Theroux, Guardian 'Very entertaining and very frightening' Q magazine

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The writer gets caught up to easily with extremist. - Goodreads
Great amount of research, great presentation. - Goodreads
A great page turner, made me laugh at every turn. - Goodreads
This one seemed as good a starting point as any! - Goodreads
Well, here, the book isn't hard to read. - Goodreads
His writing is witty and captivating. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Melissa Ford - Goodreads

Like all of Ronson's book, this one is both enjoyable AND makes you think. Read full review

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User Review  - Jeff - Goodreads

Not my favorite Ronson book. Part of it is that the material is dated (most of the reporting took place in the late '90s) and part of it is that Ronson just hadn't found his rhythm yet. His later books are better. Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of three bestsellers, Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare At Goats, and The Psychopath Test, and two collections, Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness and What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness. He lives in London and New York City.

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