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Questions to Which the Answer is "No!"
John Rentoul
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Description for Questions to Which the Answer is "No!"
Hardcover. A fantastically funny look at the absurdities of media headlines Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270. 160 pages, illustrations. A fantastically funny look at the absurdities of media headlines. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WHX. Dimension: 168 x 205 x 19. Weight: 274.
John Rentoul has been running the Questions To Which The Answer Is "No!" Awards for several years now. Celebrating the journalistic skill of basing an entire article on a fantastically far-fetched question-based headline (and only admitting that the premise is extraordinarily unlikely in the final paragraph), his blog attracts large numbers of followers keen to submit their own favourites. Here for the first time Rentoul brings together the winning entries over the years. With an introductory essay on the art of headline writing, articles are grouped thematically in subjects from sports to politics, current affairs and history. Featuring such ... Read more
John Rentoul has been running the Questions To Which The Answer Is "No!" Awards for several years now. Celebrating the journalistic skill of basing an entire article on a fantastically far-fetched question-based headline (and only admitting that the premise is extraordinarily unlikely in the final paragraph), his blog attracts large numbers of followers keen to submit their own favourites. Here for the first time Rentoul brings together the winning entries over the years. With an introductory essay on the art of headline writing, articles are grouped thematically in subjects from sports to politics, current affairs and history. Featuring such ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908739308
SKU
V9781908739308
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99-5
About John Rentoul
John Rentoul is chief political commentator for the 'Independent on Sunday', and visiting fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, where he teaches contemporary history. Previously he was chief leader writer for the 'Independent'. He is the author of 'The Banned List'.
Reviews for Questions to Which the Answer is "No!"
'Rentoul has an excellent line in self-deprecating humour'
Steven Poole, The Guardian (on The Banned List); 'Is anyone prepared to stand up for decent linguistic standards? Step forward John Rentoul, chief political commentator for The Independent on Sunday... Rentoul's list isn't pedantry; nor is it a call for language to be frozen. It is a plea for us to ... Read more
Steven Poole, The Guardian (on The Banned List); 'Is anyone prepared to stand up for decent linguistic standards? Step forward John Rentoul, chief political commentator for The Independent on Sunday... Rentoul's list isn't pedantry; nor is it a call for language to be frozen. It is a plea for us to ... Read more