{"product_id":"9780008658717","title":"Mania","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Shriver, Lionel \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 27\/03\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008658717,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Exhilarating’ THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Uproarious' MAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Merciless and funny' ECONOMIST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Outrageous' SPECTATOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What if calling someone stupid was illegal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In a reality not too distant from our own, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights fight'. Exams and grades are discarded and you don't need a qualification to be a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When best friends Pearson and Emory find themselves on opposing sides of this new culture war, their relationship begins to fracture. And soon, Pearson’s determination to cling onto the 'old, bigoted way of thinking' begins to endanger her job, her safety and even her family…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hilarious, deadpan and scathing, MANIA is a frighteningly plausible glimpse into what the world could become, from the pen of a master storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54847744508277,"sku":"9780008658717","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008658717.jpg?v=1732871920","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008658717","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}