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Title: EVIL MACHINES
WHEN MONTY PYTHON MEETS ROALD DAHL...
By: Terry Jones
Format: Hardback

List price: £12.99


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ISBN 10: 1908717009
ISBN 13: 9781908717009
Publisher: CORNERSTONE
Pub. date: 10 November, 2011
Pages: 256
Description: How do you feel about your phone? Or your car? You probably don't think about them much, except when they go wrong. But what if they go really wrong and turn properly bad - evil, even? This book takes you on a journey into the dark heart of machines that go wrong.
Synopsis: How do you feel about your phone? Or your car? You probably don't think about them much, except when they go wrong. But what if they go really wrong and turn properly bad - evil, even? Join Terry Jones on a hilariously disturbing journey into the dark heart of machines that go wrong: meet the lift that takes people to places they don't want to go, the vacuum cleaner that's just too powerful, the apparently nice bomb, the truthful phone, the terrifying train to anywhere, and Mrs. Morris, a little old lady from Glasgow who turns out to be a very resourceful heroine...Brisk and cheerful on the outside, but as edgy and uncomfortable as any of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected within, Terry Jones' collection of thirteen cautionary fables will make you look at the 'helpful' inventions that surround you in a very different way. A brilliantly-written and gleefully mischievous book, suitable for Luddites of all ages or anyone who likes a bit of Pythonesque edge to their silliness.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Unbound
Returns: Returnable
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