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‘Funny and compulsively readable’ – Louis Theroux

What if a tiny, shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room? In Them Jon Ronson sets out to find this room, with the help of the extremists – Islamic fundamentalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen – that believe in it. Along the way, he is chased by men in dark glasses, unmasked as a Jew in the middle of a Jihad training camp, and witnesses international CEOs and politicians participate in a bizarre pagan ritual in the forests of northern California.

A Sunday Times bestseller and the book that launched Jon Ronson’s inimitable career, Them is an eye-opening outrageously funny exploration of extremism, which makes both author and reader think twice about the looking-glass world of ‘us’ and ‘them’ . . .

Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.

‘Chilling and hilarious . . . Ronson’s trademark laid-back attitude is a delight’ – The Independent

Publisher Review

A funny, superbly controlled account of Ronson’s wanderings through the wonderland of fanaticism and delusion . . . The result is high comedy. * New Statesman * Often entertaining, more often disturbing . . . Ronson has gotten closer to these people than any journalist I can think of. * The New York Times * Ronson has a deft, ironic touch and a brilliant way with scene-setting and direct speech. * The Guardian * The strength of Ronson’s book is that it reminds us not only that extremists are weird but also that their fantasies take sustenance from the real world. * Sunday Telegraph * Made me laugh out loud, as well as shudder. — Justine Picardie Ronson weaves his tale like a master. * Irish Independent * Ronson’s wide-eyed, guileless tone collapses the gap between “them” and “us” and brilliantly conveys the larger picture. * The Metro * ‘Chilling and hilarious . . . Ronson’s trademark laid-back attitude is a delight’ * The Independent * ‘Funny and compulsively readable’ — Louis Theroux