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As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela

Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade

By (author) Mark Thomas
Genres: Arms trade
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Ebury Publishing, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Ebury Press
Published: 5th Apr 2007
Dimensions: w 126mm h 22mm d 198mm
Weight: 239g
ISBN-10: 0091909228
ISBN-13: 9780091909222
Barcode No: 9780091909222
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Mark Thomas is one of the UK's most effective and best-known political activists, as well as being a highly successful stand-up comedian. His show, The Mark Thomas Product, ran for six highly acclaimed series on Channel Four. Amazingly, this is his first book. As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela is a deeply funny, deeply disturbing account of Mark's rampage through the arms trade. Under a fairly flimsy disguise and with the use of some worryingly poor accents, Mark set off on a journey of discovery in the company of arms dealers, torture victims, politicians, cops, crusties and geeks. The result is a shockingly entertaining read. Embedded within the sharpness of his humour is the truth of an industry fraught with loopholes, complacency and greed; that allows corrupt regimes to kill, maim and displace, but whose deals are often subsidised by the British taxpayer. Hard-hitting, laugh-out-loud funny and extremely unsettling, As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela is never anything less than compulsive.

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John Pilger with laughs * Guardian * Thomas, in essence, is a brilliant investigative journalist disguised as an angry, shouty comedian ... very funny indeed * Daily Telegraph * A genuine eye-opener * Mail on Sunday * Courageous book ... A humorous yet heartfelt polemic ... Thomas' revelations are riveting * Independent * Thomas's investigations are gripping * Daily Telegraph *