Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness By Jon Ronson

Pan Macmillan

Explore the fascinating world of everyday craziness with Jon Ronson's 'Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness'. This collection of gripping journalism delves into the irrational beliefs and lunacy that shape our daily lives. From believing in lizard-men rulers to ordinary domestic insanity, Ronson hilariously and thought-provokingly examines how we succumb to irrational beliefs. Perfect for fans of Ronson's unique blend of humor and insight, this paperback offers a compelling look at human frailty and the power of self-conviction. Jon Ronson's subjects have included people who believe that goats can be killed by the power of a really hard stare, and people who believe that the world is ruled by twelve-foot lizard-men. In Out of the Ordinary, a collection of his journalism from the Guardian, he turns his attention to irrational beliefs much closer to home, investigating the ways in which we sometimes manage to convince ourselves that all manner of lunacy makes perfect sense mainstream, domestic, ordinary insanity. Whether he finds himself promising his son that he will be at his side for ever, dressed in a Santa costume, or trying to understand why hundreds of apparently normal people would suddenly start speaking in tongues in a Scout hut in Kidderminster, he demonstrates repeatedly how we all succumb to deeply irrational beliefs that grow to inform our everyday existence. Out of the Ordinary is Jon Ronson at his inimitable best: hilarious, thought-provoking and with an unerring eye for human frailty not least his own. Praise for The Men Who Stare at Goats: Not only a narcotic road trip through the wackier reaches of Bushs war effort, but also an unmissable account of some of the insanity that has lately been done in our names Observer Praise for Them: Adventures with Extremists: A funny and compulsively readable picaresque adventure through a paranoid shadow world Louis Theroux, Guardian. Summary: Out of the Ordinary by Jon Ronson, Paperback book, English language version, 320 pages, ISBN 9780330448321.