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NATIONAL BESTSELLER We all know the system isn’t working. Our governments are corrupt and the opposing parties pointlessly similar. Our culture is filled with vacuity and pap, and we are told there’s nothing we can do: “It’s just the way things are.” In this book, Russell Brand hilariously lacerates the straw men and paper tigers of our conformist times and presents, with the help of experts as diverse as Thomas Piketty and George Orwell, a vision for a fairer, sexier society that’s fun and inclusive. You have been lied to, told there’s no alternative, no choice, and that you don’t deserve any better. Brand destroys this illusory facade as amusingly and deftly as he annihilates Morning Joe anchors, Fox News fascists, and BBC stalwarts. This book makes revolution not only possible but inevitable and fun.
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“Brand’s fervent call to action is brought to listeners by none other than Brand himself, with a pronounced British accent and frenetic delivery. He often speaks quickly, using different voices and accents for comedic effect. After touching on his own personal history and challenges, he describes the post-revolutionary political climate he envisions…[with a delivery] full of energy and vigor.”
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About Russell Brand
Russell Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio host, activist, and author of several bestselling books, including New York Times bestsellers. He has had a number of major film roles, including parts in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek. He has won sevefal awards, including Time Out’s Comedian of the Year, Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards, Best TV Performer at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, and Most Stylish Man at GQ’s Men of the Year Awards. In 2012, he was selected by the Dalai Lama to host the Buddhist leader’s youth event in Manchester, England. With funds from his profits from Revolution, he opened a nonprofit coffee house in London run as a social enterprise by former drug addicts in abstinence-based recovery programs.