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Book SynopsisAround the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. This is the tale of how a few are making a killing while more are getting killed.
Trade ReviewImpassioned, hugely informative, wonderfully controversial, and scary as hell * John le Carré *
Packed with thinking dynamite … a book to be read everywhere * John Berger *
If you read only one non-fiction book this year, make it this one -- , Books of the Year * Metro *
There are few books that really help us understand the present.
The Shock Doctrine is one of those books -- John Gray * Guardian *
Lucid, calm, impeccably researched, gorgeously readable -- , Books of the Year * Observer *
A brilliant, brave and terrifying book * Arundhati Roy *
Powerful … epic … dramatic * Daily Telegraph *
A brilliant book written with a perfectly distilled anger, channelled through hard fact. She has indeed surpassed
No Logo * Independent *
Excoriating … passionate and informed … Her prose packs a punch * Scotsman *
Packed with thinking dynamite … a book to be read everywhere * John Berger *
