{"product_id":"9781783350582","title":"Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse: And Other Lessons from Modern Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's wrong with calling a burglar brave? Why are people so f***ing hung up about swearing? Why do the asterisks in that sentence make it okay? Why do so many people want to stop other people doing things, and how can they be stopped from stopping them? Why is every film and TV programme a sequel or a remake? Why are we so reliant on perpetual diversion that someone has created chocolate toothpaste? Is there anything to be done about the Internet?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese and many other questions trouble David Mitchell as he delights us with a tour of the absurdities of modern life - from Ryanair to \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e, sports day to smoking, nuclear weapons to phone etiquette, UKIP to hotdogs made of cats. Funny, provocative and shot through with refreshing amounts of common sense,\u003ci\u003eThinking About It Only Makes It Worse\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates and commiserates on the state of things in our not entirely glorious nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guardian Faber Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150039597296,"sku":"9781783350582","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783350582_p0.jpg?v=1763724542","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783350582","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}