{"product_id":"9781909609396","title":"A Polar Bear Ate my Head: Misadventures in Magazines","description":"This is the hilarious and surreal true story of Britain's biggest ever men's magazine launch... and the chaos and disasters that followed.\u003cp\u003ePaul Merrill was an award-winning magazine editor when he was inexplicably chosen to launch Britain's first weekly publication aimed at the 'new lad': ZOO. He quickly gained notoriety after running competitions to find the country's randiest nanna, ugliest baby and teen mum of the year, and offering prizes of a boob job for your girlfriend, lesbian wedding and even euthanasia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he was suddenly deported to Australia to launch ZOO there, and events became even more outlandish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind out how Merrill:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• attacked Tony Blair with a puppet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• lost 130,000 pairs of inflatable breasts in the South China Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• accidentally gave his home address to a serial killer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• tried to cook a dwarf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• threw a biscuit at Christopher Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• searched for the hottest horse dentist and sexiest wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• employed Mo Mowlam as a sex columnist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• was accused by the attorney general of trying to overthrow the government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• persuaded the Aussie prime minister's daughter to strip off\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• was given advice on stain removal by Gordon Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• received death threats from enraged Islamists and a convicted killer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining hundreds of bizarre and unexpected anecdotes, A Polar Bear Ate My Head is the most side-splitting insider's account of the world of magazines ever published. Whether or not you've ever bought a men's magazine or been attacked by the world's largest white bear, you will love this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for A Polar Bear Ate My head...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious - and your boy will love it too!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You're guaranteed a laugh a page\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A bloody brilliant lid-lifting expose...Frank, funny and enlightening. We have notified our lawyers *****\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZOO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best book ever written about the excesses and weirdness of the media. Every page is laugh out loud funny\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Storr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A very entertaining book full of anecdotes and insider gossip. 9\/10\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncore Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This insider's look has the air of Toby Young's How to Lose Friends and Alienate People *****\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelbourne Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Straight up the funniest book I've ever read - and I haven't read many books.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAussie Rules legend Warwick Capper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Such a funny book - we loved it, and so did everyone in the office. You've really GOT to read it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda Keller WSFM Breakfast Show\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50041626558704,"sku":"9781909609396","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909609396","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}