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The Call of the Weird Louis Theroux

The Call of the Weird By Louis Theroux

The Call of the Weird by Louis Theroux


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Louis Theroux's hilarious and thought-provoking journey through weird America

The Call of the Weird Summary

The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux

For ten years Louis Theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of US society. Now he revisits America and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw them. Along the way Louis thinks about what drives him to spend so much time among weird people, and considers whether he's learned anything about himself in the course of ten years working with them. Has he manipulated the people he's interviewed, or have they manipulated him? From his Las Vegas base, Louis revisits the assorted dreamers and outlaws who have been his TV feeding ground. Attempting to understand a little about himself and the workings of his own mind, Louis considers questions such as: What is the difference between pathology and 'normal' weirdness? Is there something particularly weird about Americans? What does it mean to be weird, or 'to be yourself'? And do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us?

About Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux went to America after graduating from Oxford University, where he wrote for satirical magazine Spy. After working on Michael Moore's 'TV Nation', Louis hosted his own show, 'Weird Weekends' for the BBC. He followed this with the hugely popular series 'Louis meets...' in which he spent time with, amongst others, Jimmy Savile, Neil and Christine Hamilton, and Chris Eubank. This is Louis' first book.

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

Additional information

GOR010207371
9780330435703
0330435701
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux
Used - Like New
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
20060707
304
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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