{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-world-is-flat-paperback","title":"The End of the World Is Flat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Edge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMel Winterbourne's modest map-making charity, the Orange Peel Foundation, has achieved all its aims and she's ready to shut it down. But glamorous tech billionaire Joey Talavera has other ideas. He hijacks the foundation for his own purpose: to convince the world that the earth is flat. Using the dark arts of social media at his new master's behest, Mel's ruthless young successor, Shane Foxley, turns science on its head. He persuades gullible online zealots that old-style 'globularism' is hateful. Teachers and airline pilots face ruin if they reject the new 'True Earth' orthodoxy. Can Mel and her fellow heretics - vilified as 'True-Earth Rejecting Globularists' (Tergs) - thwart Orange Peel before insanity takes over? Might the solution to the problem lie in the 15th century? Using his trademark mix of history and satire to poke fun at modern foibles, Simon Edge is at his razor-sharp best in a caper that may be more relevant than you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Edge\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chester and read philosophy at Cambridge University. He was editor of the pioneering London paper \u003ci\u003eCapital Gay\u003c\/i\u003e before becoming a gossip columnist on the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard \u003c\/i\u003eand then a feature writer on the \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was also a theatre critic for many years. He has an MA in Creative Writing from City University, London, where he also taught literary criticism. He is the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Hopkins Conundrum\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Waverton Good Read Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Hurtle of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Right Royal Face-Of\u003c\/i\u003ef, and \u003ci\u003eAnyone for Edmund?\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.75 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767915217184,"sku":"9781785632402","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cecbaa120e2863cfbd8f80951d76f868.webp?v=1780320377","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-world-is-flat-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}