Somebody Told Me
One Man's Unexpected Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Lies, Trolls and Conspiracies
- 352 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
Daniel Wallace es un autor aclamado por sus imaginativas novelas y libros infantiles, cuyas obras forman parte integral de los planes de estudio de escuelas secundarias y universidades. Su narrativa, traducida a más de dos docenas de idiomas, demuestra un profundo atractivo internacional y una voz literaria distintiva. Los talentos artísticos de Wallace se extienden a la ilustración, con su arte visual adornando revistas prominentes y colecciones literarias. Su profundidad temática y su estilo narrativo único le han valido un reconocimiento significativo y una base de lectores dedicada a nivel mundial.







One Man's Unexpected Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Lies, Trolls and Conspiracies
Have you been keeping your eye on your grandma lately? Have you been calling her enough? You sure she’s not spending too much time on YouTube? Is she talking fondly of dictators? Has she suddenly started quietly muttering in the Aldi queue about the “Jewish Space Lasers” she’s heard are setting wildfires around the world to make sure everyone believes in climate change? When was the moment the world began to believe anything?Danny Wallace, million-copy bestselling author of Yes Man and Join Me, has fallen down the modern rabbit hole of lies, conspiracies and disinformation. Along the way, he encounters families torn apart by accusations and fake news, journalists putting themselves on the frontline of the disinformation war, reformed conspiracy theorists, influencers who see profit in stoking paranoia, and the shadowy nameless, faceless trolls on the other side of our screens. He discovers how disinformation and well-told lies can ruin a year or a whole life, how they can affect our family, our street, our community. How they can spread across a country, a continent, even the world. How they take hold of our imaginations and make us feel both helpless and powerful.And Danny, can you do anything to stop it – even with the truth on your side?
A hilarious and heart-warming comedy adventure about the magic of true friendship from the bestselling author of The Day the Screens Went Blank.
Imagine if you got to be the boss of EVERYONE-even your dad! That's just what happens to 10-year-old Joss in this hilarious, brand-new comedy from bestselling author, comedian and presenter Danny Wallace, with illustrations throughout from Gemma Correll.Perfect for children aged 8+ and fans of David Baddiel, Stephen Mangan, David Walliams, Andy Griffiths, Jenny Pearson and Helen Rutter.Ten-year-old Joss's greatest ambition is to be Class Monitor at school. But she's about to go one step further. It's Take Your Kid to Work Day, and Joss's dad takes her to the games company he works for. When the boss calls a meeting and tells them he's giving his job away to the person with the best idea for a company game-changer . . . Joss sticks her hand up. And the next thing she knows, Joss is the boss. Joss is thrilled. Dad is horrified: he's going to have to be on his best behaviour all the time! As Joss whips everyone into shape, maybe they can all learn a lesson or two . . . even Joss herself.Warm-hearted and beautifully observed, with hilarious artwork from Gemma Correll, this family-centric comedy has massive wish-fulfilment appeal for kids and adults alike.
What if you suddenly had everything you could ever want? That's exactly what happens to Joe Smith when he's identified as the most average kid in the country. Overnight, Joe is sent the coolest bike, the most exciting tech, the latest flavours of ice-cream to try out. And he gets to have a whole water park to himself for a day! Joe has all the stuff her could possible wish for -- but is going from zero to hero all it's cracked up to be?
'So funny' Noel Fielding 'Brilliantly funny' Shappi Khorsandi 'Hilarious' Tim Minchin 'Warm and funny' Frank Cottrell-Boyce Can you imagine a world with no screens? Don't miss the hilarious new 'what-if' adventure from bestselling author, comedian, and presenter Danny Wallace, with illustrations throughout from Gemma Correll. When ten-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of BLANK screens, her family, town, and in fact the whole world seems to have been thrown into chaos. And what about poor Grandma who is stranded at the other end of the country? Cue a rollicking madcap road trip, full of driving disasters and family fallouts, as they set off on a rescue mission. And along the way Stella and her family discover that being away from screens might not be the WORST THING EVER, and even though they might not be able to rely on technology anymore, they can rely on each other instead. From the author of highly acclaimed adult bestsellers YES MAN, JOIN ME and the eagerly anticipated SOMEBODY TOLD ME. DANNY WALLACE'S HILARIOUS NEW ADVENTURE OPERATION: EVIL GENIUS AVAILABLE NOW! Other books by Danny Wallace: Operation: Evil Genius The Boss of Everyone The Luckiest Kid in the World Hamish and the Worldstoppers Hamish and the Neverpeople Hamish and the Gravity Burp Hamish and the Baby Boom Hamish and the Terrible Terrible Christmas and Other Stories Hamish and the Monster Patrol
Can Hamish stop a whole hoard of rampaging Terribles hoping to ruin Christmas? How will Elliot deal with a sneaky sweet salesmen determined to give Starkley a sugar-crash to remember? And, what will Alice do when faced with an unexpected Christmas Eve visitor? Tis the season to be jolly, but will this turn out to be a TERRIBLE Christmas for Starkley? Product 9781471182563 9 to 12 Years Danny Wallace Simon & Schuster Paperback 214 20 x 13 x 1.5cm
The important task of saving the world doesn't stop just because it's Christmas, so get ready for THREE festive adventures featuring Hamish Ellerby and his pals in the PDF!
Hamish and the PDF are back! Another hilarious adventure from presenter, prize-winning journalist and bestselling adult author, Danny Wallace!
Hamish and the PDF are back! Another hilarious adventure from presenter, prize-winning journalist and bestselling adult author, Danny Wallace!
It's your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, and all his friends and foes in the 'Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia'. Featuring profiles of over 200 allies and adversaries, plus fascinating facts about the Wall-Crawler himself.
The Terribles have arrived and they have a Plan! To stop time and take over the world! Can Hamish stop them before it's too late? The people of Earth are in BIG trouble again! Luckily Hamish and his friends are here to save the day. aren't they??! Get ready for worldstopping monsters, huge metal oddballs and a whole heap of adventure.
What would YOU do...if the whole world just stopped? Yes the WHOLE WORLD. Birds in the air. Planes in the sky. And every single person on the planet - except you! Because that's what keeps happening to ten-year-old Hamish Ellerby. And it's being caused by The WorldStoppers and their terrifying friends The Terribles! They have a PLAN! They want to take our world for their own ...Oh, and they hate children. Especially if you're a child who knows about them. Hang on - You know now, don't you? Oh dear. Can Hamish save us from the WorldStoppers? Only time will tell!
"Legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett bound together two volumes of great personal significance: an edition of The bounty hunter's guild handbook, and a recruiting booklet issued by Death Watch, a secretive splinter group of Mandalorians. Together, these volumes make up The bounty hunter code, detailing the skills needed to make a living beyond galactic law as well as the little-known history, philosophy, and gear of Death Watch."--Amazon.com
Der Frühmorgen-Radiomoderator Tom Adoyo kommt eines Tages von der Arbeit nach Hause und findet dort einen Zettel vor, auf dem ihm seine Freundin Hayley eröffnet, dass sie jetzt weg ist, ihn aber nicht verlässt. Sie bittet ihn einfach, so weiterzumachen wie bisher. Toms Welt bricht in Stücke. Zumal er keine Erklärung für ihr Verschwinden hat. Und so macht er sich auf die Suche nach seiner Freundin. Stück für Stück kommt er dem Geheimnis ihres Verschwindens auf die Spur und trifft dabei auf eine seltsame Selbstfindungsgruppe, die auch sein Leben gehörig auf den Kopf stellen wird.
Toute l'histoire de la saga-culte de George Lucas, à travers 1 000 images extraites des films, des dessins animés, des bandes dessinées, des séries télévisées, et des coulisses. Une incroyable encyclopédie avec : la chronologie de Star Wars depuis 1977, les secrets technologiques de la double trilogie, les personnages et créatures emblématiques, et les étapes de création du mythe. 40 pages nouvelles dans cette édition, pour enrichir notre "culture Star Wars" sur la série télévisée Star Wars : The Clone Wars, le merchandising récent et l'étude du jeu vidéo The Old Republic.
Jason Priestley has a problem. His ex-girlfriend has just announced her engagement. His dreams of being a journalist have amounted to writing reviews nobody notices, for a freebie newspaper nobody reads. (And that's aside from the fact that he spends too much of his life explaining that he's not that Jason Priestley.) But that's not Jason's current problem. He's looking for a girl. He doesn't even know her real name but, in his head, he calls her 'Charlotte Street' because that's where they met and shared a moment, before he helped her into a cab. But life's full of missed opportunities and Jason would probably never have the chance to see 'Charlotte' again, were it not for the fact that she'd accidentally left her disposable camera in his hands...
Co se stane, když se rozhodnete odpovídat na každou otázku ANO? Tohle slovo totiž může změnit váš život… Dannymu se zrovna moc nedaří, opustila ho přítelkyně, s nikým se nestýká. Pak mu v nočním autobuse podivný muž poradí, aby více říkal „ano“. A Dannyho život se rázem stane zajímavější, zábavnější a možná i lepší… Podle románu byl natočen i úspěšný film s Jimem Carreym v hlavní roli.
Danny Wallace is about to turn thirty and his life has become a cliché. Recently married and living in a smart new area of town, he's swapped pints for lattes and had even contemplated buying coasters. Something wasn't right - he was feeling way too grown-up.Until - Danny finds an old address book containing just twelve names. His best mates as a kid. Where are they now? Who are they now? And how are they coping with this scary concept of being grown-up?And so begins a journey from A-Z, tracking down and meeting his old gang. He travels from Berlin to Tokyo, from Sydney to LA. He even goes to Loughborough. He meets Fijian chiefs. German rappers. Some ninjas. And a carvery manager who's managed to solve time travel. But how will they respond to a man they haven't seen in twenty years, turning up and asking if they're coming out to play?Friends Like These is the story of what can happen when you track down your past, and of where the friendships you thought you'd outgrown can take you today...
Unlimited consequences.The book that inspired the major film starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel'I, Danny Wallace, being of sound mind and body, do hereby write this manifesto for my life. Yes Man is the story of what happened when Danny decided to say YES to everything, in order to make his life more interesting.
In his bestselling book Join Me, Danny Wallace instructs his legions of followers to perform a 'Random Act of Kindness' every Friday. Now in Random Acts of Kindness Danny and the gang bring you a hilarious, inspirational book to encourage you to perform Random Acts of your own.
Inspired by stories of his great uncle Gallus and his failed attempts to set up a commune in post-war Switzerland, this book concerns the author's attempt to recruit 100 people to create a perfect world. But what will that be? Where will they live? Will they have rules? Will they agree on anything?
Throughout William's childhood, his much-absent father, Edward, regaled him with tall tales of his exploits as a young man. But now that his father is dying, William must get to know the real Edward Bloom, before it's all too late. Inspired by the fragments of stories he's gathered over the years, William recreates his father's life in a series of legends and myths, through which he begins to understand Edward Bloom's great feats - and great failings - at last finding a way to say goodbye.