{"product_id":"bitch-doctrine-9781408881583","title":"Bitch Doctrine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A blast, in all senses'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a new preface and extra essays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmart and provocative, this collection of Laurie Penny's writing establishes her as one of the most urgent and vibrant feminist voices of our time. From the shock of Donald Trump's election and the victories of the far right, to online harassment and the transgender rights movement, these darkly humorous observations provoke challenging conversations about the definitive social issues of today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a new preface and nine new revelatory, revolutionary essays, \u003ci\u003eBitch Doctrine \u003c\/i\u003ewill give readers tools for change from one of today''s boldest commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBitch Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e by Laurie Penny, one of the most \u003cb\u003eaccomplished and acerbic \u003c\/b\u003eof the new, young journalists emerging from the protest movements of the 2010s, \u003cb\u003etakes you to the front trench of the gender war\u003c\/b\u003e and keeps you there longer than anyone should really stay * Paul Mason, Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eLaurie Penny is a \u003cb\u003epolemicist\u003c\/b\u003e – and her book is a largely data-free stream of consciousness – but she writes with \u003cb\u003everve and humour\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eIt is a blast\u003c\/b\u003e, in all senses * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Penny is the tits\u003c\/b\u003e. Witty and brazen, a force for both decency and revolution, she’s a \u003cb\u003eswashbuckling \u003c\/b\u003erhetorician, a \u003cb\u003edaring \u003c\/b\u003ereporter and \u003cb\u003ean all-around fabulous broad\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBitch Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e provides an invaluable case for \u003cb\u003etruth-telling\u003c\/b\u003e in an age of chaos and lies * Emily Nussbaum *\u003cbr\u003eIf you've followed Penny’s work, you'll know that \u003cb\u003ethe thing that sets her apart from other enraged columnists is her empathy\u003c\/b\u003e. She understands exactly what her opponents are thinking, and why, precisely, they are full of shit. This is \u003cb\u003ea delight of a book\u003c\/b\u003e. Penny’s essays are \u003cb\u003erighteous \u003c\/b\u003eones * Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother *\u003cbr\u003eThe feminist writer Laurie Penny gives us short essays on everything from the trials of being trolled to why exactly she calls herself polyamorous and genderqueer ... \u003cb\u003ePrecise and rational\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eProvocative\u003c\/b\u003e * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s \u003cb\u003espiky\u003c\/b\u003e, but that’s no bad thing. She’s angry, she won’t spare your feelings \u003cb\u003eand cripes, she’s clever\u003c\/b\u003e. Dig out your dictionary, a reference book on identity politics and \u003ci\u003econcentrate\u003c\/i\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eprovocative rallying cry\u003c\/b\u003e, she confronts social issues from love, gender and violence, pitching them against a backdrop of Trump and the rise of the right * Red *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edizzyingly clever, warm and witty\u003c\/b\u003e compilation of essays covering topics which range from the 2016 US presidential election, to writing which explores the notion of gender: it looks at the nature of relationships and examines the current culture we find ourselves in … \u003cb\u003ePassionate, interesting, thoughtful \u003c\/b\u003e * Cherwell *\u003cbr\u003eA writer and polemicist, a \u003cb\u003ebad-ass\u003c\/b\u003e, contrary, angry, bisexual \u003cb\u003etroublemaker \u003c\/b\u003ewho is never happier than when she’s upsetting someone, or preferably everyone … \u003cb\u003eWe need her\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003einsightful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eprovocative \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebold \u003c\/b\u003ecommentator. She is always relevant without slavishly following a supposedly 'topical' agenda set by others. Most importantly, she never compromises her \u003cb\u003ecompassion and humanity\u003c\/b\u003e * Irvine Welsh *\u003cbr\u003eSometimes \u003cb\u003eenraging\u003c\/b\u003e, sometimes \u003cb\u003eenchanting\u003c\/b\u003e, often both at once … \u003cb\u003eA raw, bright, urgent voice\u003c\/b\u003e … Like Caitlin Moran, another compulsive and essentially self-taught writer, she went to places others didn’t and brought back things they had missed * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eForget \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Penny doesn’t give a damn about the politics of waxing or how small your pants are. She’s more interested in \u003cb\u003eanalysing the battles\u003c\/b\u003e we face around gender under late capitalism ... We are dealing with a new world order * Observer *\u003cbr\u003ePenny is one of the first feminist writers to grow up within, and so \u003cb\u003einstinctively understand\u003c\/b\u003e, both the possibilities and the dangers of this relatively new cyber world * New Statesman *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408021397847,"sku":"9781408881583","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408881583.jpg?v=1730501296","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bitch-doctrine-9781408881583","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}