The Call of the Weird: An American Road Trip with Neo-Nazis, Porn Stars and One

Description: The Call of the Weird by Louis Theroux A funny, insightful journey into what is so wonderfully weird about America by award-winning documentary film maker Louis Theroux. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description After a decade of making documentaries about offbeat characters on the fringes of US society, Louis had the urge to return to America and track down the people who most fascinated him. It would be a reunion tour, but this time without the cameras and the sense of performance being filmed inevitably brings. It would allow him to get closer to people, to discover what really motivated them, what they believed in, and what had happened to the assorted dreamers, outlaws and eccentrics since he last saw them.On a journey that took him to the porn sets of Los Angeles, among the UFO contactees of Arizona, and up to far Northern Idaho for a festive get-together of leading neo-Nazis, he asked what weird people have to tell us about our own secret natures. Had he learned anything about himself by being among them? Do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us?Louis Therouxs first book is a hilarious, thought-provoking and at times surreal voyage into the heart of weirdness. Notes The intrepid documenter of fringe characters returns to the United States to catch up with many of the people who have fascinated him the most, from the Neo-Nazis to the alleged UFO contactees. Back Cover Crammed with original insights Guardian After a decade of making documentaries about offbeat characters on the fringes of US society, Louis had the urge to return to America and track down the people who most fascinated him. It would be a reunion tour, but this time without the cameras and the sense of performance being filmed inevitably brings. It would allow him to get closer to people, to discover what really motivated them and what had happened to the assorted dreamers, outlaws and eccentrics since he last saw them. On a journey that took him from the porn sets of Los Angeles to the gangsta rappers of Memphis, from a convention of UFO contactees in Arizona to Northern Idaho for a festive get-together of neo-Nazis, Louis considered what weird people have to tell us about our own secret natures. Had he learned anything about himself by being among them? Do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us? Louis Therouxs first book is a hilarious, thought-provoking and at times surreal voyage into the heart of weirdness.Compelling Financial Times [An] exhilarating read Sunday Express Flap Crammed with original insights Guardian After a decade of making documentaries about offbeat characters on the fringes of US society, Louis had the urge to return to America and track down the people who most fascinated him. It would be a reunion tour, but this time without the cameras and the sense of performance being filmed inevitably brings. It would allow him to get closer to people, to discover what really motivated them and what had happened to the assorted dreamers, outlaws and eccentrics since he last saw them. On a journey that took him from the porn sets of Los Angeles to the gangsta rappers of Memphis, from a convention of UFO contactees in Arizona to Northern Idaho for a festive get-together of neo-Nazis, Louis considered what weird people have to tell us about our own secret natures. Had he learned anything about himself by being among them? Do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us? Louis Therouxs first book is a hilarious, thought-provoking and at times surreal voyage into the heart of weirdness. Compelling Financial Times [An] exhilarating read Sunday Express Author Biography Louis Theroux is an award-winning documentary film maker whose programmes are shown all over the world. After working on Michael Moores TV Nation, Louis was given his own show, Weird Weekends, on the BBC. He followed this with the popular series When Louis Met... in which he spent time with, amongst others, Jimmy Savile, Neil and Christine Hamilton and Chris Eubank. He has also interrogated criminals at San Quentin prison; lived with the extreme believers of the Westboro Baptist Church; gambled with the high-rollers at a Las Vegas mega-casino, and stalked game with trophy hunters on South Africas wild animal farms. His feature-length documentary, My Scientology Movie, was released in 2016. Table of Contents Introduction - 1: Prologue Chapter - 1: Thor Templar Chapter - 2: JJ Michaels Chapter - 3: Ike Turner Chapter - 4: Mike Cain Chapter - 5: Hayley Chapter - 6: Jerry Gruidl Chapter - 7: Mello T Chapter - 8: Oscody Chapter - 9: Marshall Sylver Chapter - 10: April, Lamb and Lynx Unit - Epilogue : 1 Review Crammed with original insights * Guardian *What Theroux actually shows us in this exhilarating read is that the barmy and bizarre are still very much alive and kicking * Sunday Express *Compelling reading * FT Magazine *The original guru of American psychosis. -- Times * The Times * Promotional A funny, insightful journey into what is so wonderfully weird about America by award-winning documentary film maker Louis Theroux. Review Quote Compelling reading Promotional "Headline" A funny, insightful journey into what is so wonderfully weird about America by award-winning documentary film maker Louis Theroux. Details ISBN1509893288 Author Louis Theroux Year 2018 ISBN-10 1509893288 ISBN-13 9781509893287 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-03-22 Media Book Imprint Pan Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Pan Macmillan Audience Age 18 Subtitle An American Road Trip with Neo-Nazis, Porn Stars and One (Alleged) Space Alien Pages 320 DEWEY 306.1092273 Short Title The Call of the Weird Language English UK Release Date 2018-03-22 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-03-26 NZ Release Date 2018-03-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123762575;

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