{"product_id":"the-conspiracy-tourist-travels-through-a-strange-world-paperback","title":"The Conspiracy Tourist: Travels Through a Strange World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDom Joly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDom Joly sets off on his travels again, immersing himself in the strange world of conspiracies. On his journeys he meets conspiracy theorists galore in destinations all over the world, some famous, some rather less so.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Conspiracy theories used to be fun, a bit of laugh. Did we really land on the moon? Was Paul McCartney cloned? Nowadays, however, in the aftermath of Donald Trump, a global pandemic and the ever-increasing influence of social media algorithms, they are part of the body politic and a massive cause of division and mistrust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Conspiracy Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e Dom Joly sets out on a global journey to find out what's going on. His travels see him meeting followers of QAnon, hunting for UFOs in Roswell, chasing Alex Jones of Info Wars around Austin, trying to prove that Finland exists and taking a flat-earther to the edge of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the way Dom inevitably finds the funny and the quirky, but he also tries to understand what makes people so drawn to conspiracy theories. What if those he has long dismissed as crazed loonies actually have a point? What if we \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e the sheeple and they've been right all along? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Join a wide-eyed, slightly jaded, adventurous tourist on a very different kind of sight-seeing trip.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for his multi-award winning, global-smash-hit comedy series \u003ci\u003eTrigger Happy TV, \u003c\/i\u003eDom's other comedy television credits include \u003ci\u003eThis is Dom Joly, World Shut Your Mouth \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Fool Britannia.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDom \u003c\/i\u003ealso makes TV travel shows including \u003ci\u003eDom Joly's Happy Hour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDom Joly's Excellent Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e in which he respectively travelled the world drinking too much and went on a mammoth road trip through Lebanon and Syria. His most recent travel series \u003ci\u003eHow Beer Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e sold to fifty-nine countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dom is also an award-winning travel writer and has visited over a hundred countries. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScary Monsters and Super Creeps, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Downhill Hiking Club: A Short Walk Across the Lebanon and Such Miserable Weather: An English Staycation\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His latest book \u003ci\u003eThe Conspiracy Tourist, \u003c\/i\u003esees him travelling the world hanging out with conspiracy theorists and will be published in November 2023. He will tour the UK in 2024 with a new stage show based on this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dom has appeared on a multitude of shows such as \u003ci\u003eI'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Island with Bear Grylls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSplash, Pilgrimage \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCelebrity Hunted \u003c\/i\u003eto name but a few\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has also directed, produced and starred in innumerable adverts and podcasts including an Audible Original American travel series and \u003ci\u003eEarworm\u003c\/i\u003e, his chart-topping prank phone call podcast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has made pop videos for Blur, Ian Brown, Betty Boo, Peter Hook and Deco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eCotswold Life\u003c\/i\u003e and has written extensively for most major newspapers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He is the voice of \u003ci\u003eJack FM\u003c\/i\u003e radio and hosts a regular Sunday radio show- Dom Joly's Sunday Session 12-2pm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He is also an ambassador for \u003ci\u003eSave the Children\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769392824608,"sku":"9781472146694","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ccc88ee4bc538a737329f4bfe5386c55.webp?v=1780346945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-conspiracy-tourist-travels-through-a-strange-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}