As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade

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The first book from one of England's most effective and best-known political activists,xA0;also a highly successful stand-up comedian, is a deeply funny and disturbing account ofxA0;his rampage through the arms trade. Under a fairly flimsy disguise and with the use of some worryingly poor accents, Mark Thomas managed to set himself up as an arms exporter and set off on a journey of discovery in the company of arms dealers, torture victims, politicians, cops, and more. The result is a shockingly entertaining read. Embedded within the sharpness of his humor is the truth of an industry fraught with loopholes, complacency, and greed,xA0;which allows corrupt regimes to kill, maim, and displace, but whose deals are often subsidized by taxpayers. This book is hard-hitting, laugh-out-loud funny, and extremely unsettling at all the same time.

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Mark Thomas's activist brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations.