Advanced Search Request a Book

ORDERS

Readings Orders 0

DEMANDS

Readings Demands 0

Conspiracy: a History Of Boll*Cks theories, and How Not To Fall For them
[Paperback - 2023]
tom phillips
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.2345 Rs.2110
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.235
Category: History
Sub-category: World History
Publisher: Wildfire Uk | ISBN: 9781472283405 | Pages: 384
Shipping Weight: | Dimensions:
Notify

More Buying Options

Paperback Rs.2245

Description

Uproarious . . . [Phillips and Elledge] pair the abundant good humour of this book with a warning about the corrosive effects of conspiracy theories The Times

From the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it s always been human nature to believe we re being lied to by the powers that be (and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are).

But while it can be fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the group chat, recent times have shown us that some of these theories have taken on a life of their own - and in our dogged quest for the truth, it appears we might actually be doing it some damage.

In Conspiracy, Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on a fascinating, insightful and often hilarious journey through conspiracy theories old and new, to try and answer a vital question for our times: how can we learn to log off the QAnon message boards, and start trusting hard evidence again?

Praise for the Brief History series:

Witty, entertaining and slightly distressing... You should probably read it Sarah Knight, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck

Brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant Jeremy Clarkson

Very funny Mark Watson

Both readable and entertaining Telegraph

About the Author

Tom Phillips is the former editor of Full Fact, Britain s leading independent fact-checking organisation. Previously he was the editorial director of BuzzFeed UK. Tom s first book, HUMANS: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up, was published in 2018, and has since been translated into more than 30 languages. Tom s second book, TRUTH: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t was published in 2019 and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Jonn Elledge is a New Statesman columnist and a contributor to the Big Issue, the Guardian, the Evening Standard and a number of other newspapers. He was previously an assistant editor at the New Statesman, where he created and ran its urbanism-focused CityMetric site, spending six happy years writing about cities, maps and borders and hosting the Skylines podcast. He has written three books, as well as over a hundred editions of the Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything. He lives in London.

Also by the Same Author

View All
Truth:a Brief History Of Total Bullsh*T
[Paperback - 2019]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.2395 Rs.2036
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.359
Humans: A Brief History Of How We F*Cked It All Up
[Paperback - 2019]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2245 Rs.1908
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.337
Truth:a Brief History Of Total Bullsh*T
[Paperback - 2020]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2195 Rs.1866
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.329
The Curious League Of Detectives And Thieves 1: Egypt's Fire
[Hardback - 2022]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $17.99
Our Price: Rs.4495 Rs.3821
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.674
The Curious League Of Detectives And Thieves 1: Egypt's Fire
[Paperback - 2023]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $10.99
Our Price: Rs.2845 Rs.2418
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.427
The Curious League Of Detectives And Thieves 2: S.O.S.
[Hardback - 2023]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $18.99
Our Price: Rs.4745 Rs.4033
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.712
The Curious League Of Detectives And Thieves 2: S.O.S.
[Paperback - 2024]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $10.99
Our Price: Rs.2945 Rs.2503
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.442
The Curious League Of Detectives And Thieves 3: The Peruvian Express
[Hardback - 2024]
tom phillips
On Demand
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $18.99
Our Price: Rs.4945 Rs.4203
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.742

Bestsellers in History

View All
Islam: A Short History
[Paperback - 2002]
karen armstrong
In Stock
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.2145 Rs.1930
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.215
The Campaigns Of Alexander
[Paperback - 1971]
arrian
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.2345 Rs.2110
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.235
White Mughals: Love & Betrayal In Eighteenth Century India
[Paperback - 2004]
william dalrymple
In Stock
List Price: £16.99
Our Price: Rs.3795 Rs.3415
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.380
Sapiens: A Brief History Of Humankind
[Paperback - 2015]
yuval noah harari
In Stock
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.2995 Rs.2695
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.300
The Histories (Translation)
[Paperback - 2003]
herodotus
Out of Stock
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $14
Our Price: Rs.2995 Rs.2695
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.300
21 Lessons For The 21st Century
[Paperback - 2019]
yuval noah harari
In Stock
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.2895 Rs.2605
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.290
World Order: Reflections On The Character Of Nations And The Course Of History
[Paperback - 2015]
henry kissinger
In Stock
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2495 Rs.2245
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.250
The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
[Paperback - 2023]
peter frankopan
In Stock
List Price: £16.99
Our Price: Rs.4795 Rs.4315
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.480
The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
[Hardback - 2023]
peter frankopan
On Demand
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £30
Our Price: Rs.7145 Rs.6073
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.1072
Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India
[Paperback - 2017]
shashi tharoor
In Stock
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2595 Rs.2335
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.260