{"product_id":"9781635579949","title":"The Madness of Crowds : Gender, Race and Identity","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Madness of Crowds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Douglas Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdated with a new afterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues' \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003cb\u003e Jordan B. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn excellent take on the lunacy affecting much of the world today. Douglas is one of the bright lights that could lead us out of the darkness\u003c\/b\u003e.'  –\u003cb\u003e  Joe Rogan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre we living through the great derangement of our times?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of Crowds\u003c\/i\u003e Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of 'wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the few writers who dares to counter the prevailing view and question the dramatic changes in our society – from gender reassignment for children to the impact of transgender rights on women – Murray's penetrating book, now published with a new afterword taking account of the book's reception and responding to the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, clears a path of sanity through the fog of our modern predicament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Simply brilliant. Reading it to the end, I felt as though I'd just drawn my first full breath in years. At a moment of collective madness, there is nothing more refreshing – or, indeed, provocative – than sanity.” —\u003ci\u003eSam Harris, author of five New York Times bestsellers and host of the Making Sense podcast.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent take on the lunacy affecting much of the world today. Douglas is one of the bright lights that could lead us out of the darkness.” —\u003ci\u003eJoe Rogan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues” —\u003ci\u003eJordan B. Peterson, bestselling author of 12 Rules for Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Murray's] latest book is beyond brilliant and should be read, must be read, by everyone. He mercilessly exposes the hypocrisy and embarrassingly blatant contradictions that run rife through the current 'woke' vogue.” —\u003ci\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Whether one agrees with him or not, Douglas Murray is one of the most important public intellectuals today.” —\u003ci\u003eBernard-Henri Lévy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“How can you not know about \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of Crowds\u003c\/i\u003e? It's actually the book I've just finished. You can't just not read these books, not know about them.” —\u003ci\u003eTom Stoppard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An abomination” —\u003ci\u003eTitania McGrath, author of Woke: A Guide to Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an author who specialises in expressing what everyone sort of knows already and is afraid to say ... well argued, well supported and well observed” —\u003ci\u003eLionel Shriver, The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Graceful and witty” —\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Necessary and provocative” —\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressive and lively … Murray's comprehensive survey of the prevailing madness will not persuade every reader. But it raises the real questions of our times.” —\u003ci\u003eRoger Scruton, Unherd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Murray's book performs a great service” —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating … Much of what Murray writes is pertinent and hard to disagree with” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Murray is a superbly perceptive guide through the age of the social justice warrior” —\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Murray's book raises urgent questions about how people should conduct themselves in today's age of “wokeness”'” —\u003ci\u003eCatholic Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781635579949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40820551418062,"sku":"9781635579949","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_972a677c-97a0-470f-87cd-be2ab0c53835.jpg?v=1643011407","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781635579949","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}