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Think Like a White Man: A Satirical Guide to Conquering the World . . . While Black

(Paperback, Main)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Think Like a White Man: A Satirical Guide to Conquering the World . . . While Black

Contributors:

By (Author) Dr Boul Whytelaw
By (author) Nels Abbey

ISBN:

9781786894403

Publisher:

Canongate Books

Imprint:

Canongate Books

Publication Date:

1st December 2020

UK Publication Date:

16th July 2020

Edition:

Main

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Politics and government

Dewey:

305.310207

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 122mm, Height 197mm, Spine 17mm

Weight:

181g

Description

'This book rewarded me with dark, dry chuckles on every page' - Reni Eddo-Lodge

'Hilarious . . . This original approach to discussing race is funny, intellectual and timely' - Independent

'The work of a true mastermind' - Benjamin Zephaniah

I learned early on that, for me as a black professional, to rise through the ranks and really attain power, I needed to adopt the most ruthless of mindsets possible: the mindset of the White Man who would tear your cheek from your face before he even considered turning his one first.

Reviews

Cutting!! This book rewarded me with dark, dry chuckles on every page. I had to laugh, because if I didn't, I would cry -- RENI EDDO-LODGE
I really can't think of any comedian, satirist or journalist (with a sense of humour) that has made me laugh out so loud and be so stimulated intellectually at the same time. No messing people, Nels Abbey has written the most original book ever . . . It takes hold of your cerebral cortex then grabs your funny bone, and it doesn't let go until the very end. Honestly. Even the appendices shine with brilliance. What kind of book is this I don't know. Just read it and see how difficult it is to put the label on the work of a true mastermind -- BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
A book like no other, taking you on a thrill ride/thrill guide through the world of default white dominance. Nels Abbey has created a work of the blackest humour (pun intended) and it is unrepentantly rewarding . . . Wicked in every sense of the word. -- JEFFREY BOAKYE * * Observer * *
I can't recommend this book enough . . . Hilarious work from Nels Abbey -- DANE BAPTISTE
Hugely entertaining and entirely unapologetic . . . as comical as it is bleak * * Cosmopolitan * *
Hilarious . . . This original approach to discussing race is funny, intellectual and timely * * Independent * *
I have no doubt this is the book to shake up 2019 the same way Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race did 2017 -- Derek Owusu * * Big Issue * *
Hilariously captures the realities of working in corporate spaces . . . although lighthearted in tone, he approaches the topic with a level of care and understanding that allows readers to engage beyond the satire and confront the ways in which they navigate the workspace * * Trench * *
As humorous as it is dark, this memorable and timely 'self-help gospel' . . . may be one of the most original debuts in years * * AnOther Magazine * *

Author Bio

Dr Boule Whytelaw III is the Distinguished Professor of White People Studies at Bishop Lamonthood University and the Deputy Vice Chair of the Centre for (Trying to) Understand White People (CTUWP).

He has written numerous successful TV shows, including Good Cops, Good White Folk and Other Wild Fantasies and Scientific Proof: The White Man's Ice Is Indeed Colder. Since dictating the thesis of Think Like a White Man to Nels Abbey, he has neither been seen nor heard from.

Nels Abbey is a British-Nigerian writer and media executive based in London. This is his first book.

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