Francis Wheen.
How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions.
London: Fourth Estate, 2004.
New York: PublicAffairs, 2004.
Book information: Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.
The book was initially published in the USA with the title Idiot Proof: Deluded Celebrities, Irrational Power Brokers, Media Morons, and the Erosion of Common Sense [Google Books] but the later USA paperback edition reverted to the UK title How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World.
Author information:
- Francis Wheen (b. 1957), Wikipedia.
- Francis Wheen, Twitter.
- Francis Wheen, Fourth Estate Publisher.
- Private Eye.
- Francis Wheen, "Francis Wheen's top 10 modern delusions," The Guardian, 03 February 2004.
- "A life in writing," Interview by Nicholas Wroe, The Guardian, 28 August 2009.
Video: Francis Wheen
- Francis Wheen and Chris Lehmann, "Book Discussion on Idiot Proof," Borders Books and Music, Washington, D.C., BookTV, C-SPAN, 24 June 2004.
Book Reviews:
- David McKie, "Twaddle unswaddled," The Guardian, 07 February 2004.
- Chris Lehmann, "Balderdashing Into Doom," The Washington Post, 22 June 2004.