Christine Garwood studied history as an undergraduate and was later awarded a doctorate in history of science. She has been a Research Fellow at the Open University and is currently a freelance writer and researcher.
"An energetic, all-inclusive, and amusing account of man's
impressive capacity for self-delusion. Every creationist should
read it." ---Steve Jones, author of "Darwin's Ghost
""Highly entertaining and often hilarious." ---"Sunday
Telegraph
""The focus of Garwood's impressive research is a forgotten
episode
in the history of science." ---"New Scientist
""A glorious romp around the world of Flat Earthism." ---"Daily
Express
""Garwood's often hilarious book is a serious look at an aberrant
belief and those who took it up in modern times, centuries after
the ?at Earth had been scientifically dismissed. . . . Garwood's
books shows just how doggedly faith in an unscienti?c idea can
hold." ---"The Commercial Dispatch
""[A] quirky and highly entertaining slice of intellectual history.
Elicits plentiful laughter and astonishment." ---"Sunday Times
""Wonderful . . . dispassionate, and understanding." ---"Financial
Times"
“An energetic, all-inclusive, and amusing account of man’s
impressive capacity for self-delusion. Every creationist should
read it.” ---Steve Jones, author of "Darwin’s Ghost
"“Highly entertaining and often hilarious.” ---"Sunday
Telegraph
"“The focus of Garwood’s impressive research is a forgotten
episode
in the history of science.” ---"New Scientist
"“A glorious romp around the world of Flat Earthism.” ---"Daily
Express
"“Garwood’s often hilarious book is a serious look at an aberrant
belief and those who took it up in modern times, centuries after
the ?at Earth had been scientifically dismissed. . . .
Garwood’s books shows just how doggedly faith in an unscienti?c
idea can hold.” ---"The Commercial Dispatch
"“[A] quirky and highly entertaining slice of intellectual history.
Elicits plentiful laughter and astonishment.” ---"Sunday Times
"“Wonderfu
"An energetic, all-inclusive, and amusing account of man's
impressive capacity for self-delusion. Every creationist should
read it." ---Steve Jones, author of "Darwin's Ghost
""Highly entertaining and often hilarious." ---"Sunday
Telegraph
""The focus of Garwood's impressive research is a forgotten
episode
in the history of science." ---"New Scientist
""A glorious romp around the world of Flat Earthism." ---"Daily
Express
""Garwood's often hilarious book is a serious look at an aberrant
belief and those who took it up in modern times, centuries after
the ?at Earth had been scientifically dismissed. . . . Garwood's
books shows just how doggedly faith in an unscienti?c idea can
hold." ---"The Commercial Dispatch
""[A] quirky and highly entertaining slice of intellectual history.
Elicits plentiful laughter and astonishment." ---"Sunday Times
""Wonderful . . . dispassionate, and understanding." ---"Financial
Times"
"Complete with eccentric illustrations and a startling simile for
every occasion that always hits the mark, this is an original work
of an order that rarely emerges in this monochromatic age of
political correctness. Read "Escape from Amsterdam" and be amazed,
thrilled, and amused by an irreverent expert on a culture that
remains an enigma to the rest of the world." ---John Burdett,
author of" Bangkok 8
"""Escape from Amsterdam" is pure delight as a romp through the
complex, conflicted world that is modern Japan, but its ultimate
power lies in the subtle passages where Sherwood gives us an echo
of haiku, the faint scent of the geisha, the glimpse of the
repentant samurai adrift in the twenty-first century. Poignant,
poetic, and fun." ---Eliot Pattison, author of" Prayer of the
Dragon
""For readers who like to do their world traveling in bytes on the
back of a clever novel, Sherwood is the perfect guide to what
weirdness the twenty-?rst century has to offer. This magical bus
ride of a story bounces you around inside the illogically
con?icting cultures of Japan. You'd better hold on tight." --Colin
Cotterill, author of" The Coroner's Lunch
""The story of Aozora, who fights and flounders his way from the
ivory towers of Kyoto University to the southern beaches of Kyushu,
jumps to life with violence and kindness, humor and desperation. In
his carefully woven descriptions, Barrie Sherwood shows great
insight into a fast-changing society of disaffected youth and
sleazy governance. This book will tell you what it's like to live
on the edge in twenty-first century Japan." ---Niall Murtagh,
author of "The Blue-Eyed Salaryman
""Japanese theme parks, and Japan as theme park.From its opening
mad dash in search of authentic oysters to the hyper-reality of
life-size love dolls, this is a fascinating and thoroughly
entertaining journey into a postmodern nation. Eclectic, eccentric,
and always fun. A wonderful, wonderful read." ---Will Ferguson,
author of "Hokkaido Highway Blues"
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