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Genre: Comedy
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Last Login: 8/12/2010
Member Since 5/5/2008
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....EARTH INC... is a satirical novel by Michael Bollen, who's one half of comedy cut and paste 'band' ....Cassetteboy... ...... ..Here's what Stephen Merchant of The Office and Extras said about EARTH INC: ........ .."A funny, charming, inventive comic novel. Michael Bollen’s warmth, sharp wit and eye for satirical detail reminded me of Douglas Adams. Quite possibly the best work of fiction since The Bible.".. ........ Which was nice. .. .... ..Set in the not-distant-enough future, EARTH INC. takes consumerism to its illogical conclusion. One man struggles against homicidal customer care machines, conspiracy nuts and professional cockneys, in a desperate quest for time off work and a nice lie down. .... EARTH INC. takes place in a world world gone mad with consumerism, a world run by corporations, a world where people are addicted to new technology that monitors and dominates their every move. .... At this point I should probably emphasise that EARTH INC. is a work of fiction. And that it's a comedy. .... The book looks at issues like the growing gap between rich and poor, loss of privacy and the demonisation of chavs, and makes jokes about them. Lots and lots of jokes. .... EARTH INC. is published by Picnic Publishing. You can find out more and read some extracts here: .... ..www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/earthinc/.. .... and you can buy it from various places, including News From Nowhere, an independent online bookshop: .... ..Buy Earth Inc from News From Nowhere.. .... Or there's always Amazon, which is here: .... ..Buy Earth Inc from amazon.co.uk.. .... ..Buy Earth Inc from amazon.com.. .... Or you can buy it more or less directly from me (I'll be the one taking it to the Post Office, anyway). If you're having difficulty finding it outside the UK, here's the place to get it from (you can also buy Cassetteboy albums here). For some reason myspace won't let me link directly to the shop, so here's a link to a page with a link to the shop (complicated enough for you?): .... ..Click here, then on the 'Buy Direct Online' link near the top of the page that opens.. .... It's also being stocked in the UK by Waterstones. This link should list all the stores that currently have a copy: .... ..Waterstones Availability.. .... Or if you want to be really good, you could order a copy from your local independent bookshop. This link should help you find it: .... ..Find your local independent bookshop (UK only).. .... Finally, if you've read and enjoyed EARTH INC, please tell your friends, or better yet, buy them a copy. .... It makes an ideal birthday / Christmas / Easter / Valentines / anniversary / wedding / christening / funeral present.
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EARTH INC. is a satirical novel by Michael Bollen, who's one half of comedy cut and paste 'band' Cassetteboy.

Here's what Stephen Merchant of The Office and Extras said about EARTH INC:

"A funny, charming, inventive comic novel. Michael Bollen’s warmth, sharp wit and eye for satirical detail reminded me of Douglas Adams. Quite possibly the best work of fiction since The Bible."

Which was nice.

Set in the not-distant-enough future, EARTH INC. takes consumerism to its illogical conclusion. One man struggles against homicidal customer care machines, conspiracy nuts and professional cockneys, in a desperate quest for time off work and a nice lie down.

EARTH INC. takes place in a world world gone mad with consumerism, a world run by corporations, a world where people are addicted to new technology that monitors and dominates their every move.

At this point I should probably emphasise that EARTH INC. is a work of fiction. And that it's a comedy.

The book looks at issues like the growing gap between rich and poor, loss of privacy and the demonisation of chavs, and makes jokes about them. Lots and lots of jokes.

EARTH INC. is published by Picnic Publishing. You can find out more and read some extracts here:

www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/earthinc/

and you can buy it from various places, including News From Nowhere, an independent online bookshop:

Buy Earth Inc from News From Nowhere

Or there's always Amazon, which is here:

Buy Earth Inc from amazon.co.uk

Buy Earth Inc from amazon.com

Or you can buy it more or less directly from me (I'll be the one taking it to the Post Office, anyway). If you're having difficulty finding it outside the UK, here's the place to get it from (you can also buy Cassetteboy albums here). For some reason myspace won't let me link directly to the shop, so here's a link to a page with a link to the shop (complicated enough for you?):

Click here, then on the 'Buy Direct Online' link near the top of the page that opens

It's also being stocked in the UK by Waterstones. This link should list all the stores that currently have a copy:

Waterstones Availability

Or if you want to be really good, you could order a copy from your local independent bookshop. This link should help you find it:

Find your local independent bookshop (UK only)

Finally, if you've read and enjoyed EARTH INC, please tell your friends, or better yet, buy them a copy.

It makes an ideal birthday / Christmas / Easter / Valentines / anniversary / wedding / christening / funeral present.