Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy

And Other Rules to Live By

David Mitchell

• Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781783351992
• Year: 2019

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

'A delight!' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2
'Very entertaining.' Irish Times

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From UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, horsemeat lasagne to Trump in the White House: bestselling comedian David Mitchell brilliantly tackles the dumbfounding times we live in.

As facts are downgraded to opinions, as customers are preyed upon by algorithm-wielding websites, voters by targeted lies, cinema-goers by superheroes and children by measles, it is probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.

But if you're determined to give it a go, you might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell's attempts to make light of all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, condiments, proportional representation and rude street names are all touched upon by Mitchell's unremitting laser of chit-chat. Read this book and slightly change your life!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Landing Page
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1: Popular and Unpopular Culture
• 2: Plenty of Dishonesty but Not Much Actual Lying
• 3: I Am Become Death.com
• 4: Destroyer.org of Worlds.co.uk
• 5: Changing Tastes in Taste
• 6: Titans of the 21st Century
• 7: No Artex Please, We’re British
• 8: Brexit: Snapshots of a Festering, Self-inflicted Wound
• 9: Civilisation May Go Down As Well As Up
• Post-script
• Acknowledgments
• List of Columns
• Index
• About the Author
• By the Same Author
• Copyright