A Mad World, My Masters

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  • Author: John Simpson
  • Publisher: Pan Books
  • Catalogue: 101679
  • Size: 13x20cm
A Mad World My Masters is arguably John Simpson's most popular volume of autobiographical writing.

There are only a handful of places left on this earth where you can't buy a McDonald's hamburger or stay in a Holiday Inn - and John Simpson has been to them all. This hugely successful volume of writing is a celebration of some of the world's wilder places. His extraordinary experiences include stories about a television camera that killed people, about how Colonel Gadhaffi farted his way through an interview and how he - Simpson - mooned the Queen.

From small heroes to big villains, John Simpson is a master of storytelling, carrying within him a sense of wonder and adventure. Having been at the epicentre of many of the world's flashpoints for over 30 years, Simpson has a journalistic eye for detail and nuance and never holds back from telling you the things you want to know. He is a pro at bringing people and places to life, poking fun where appropriate and never taking the moral high ground for the sake of political correctness.