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Former spy magazine contributor theroux son of writer paul theroux offers ten surprisingly mild examples of american eccentricity. Travels in american subcultures comes from traveler paul therouxs son, who proves himself a wizard of the wacky documentary. Louis theroux no, it doesnt get any weirder than this. It was distributed under the name the call of the weird.
The call of the weird travels in american subcultures abridged. As a result the only benefit was going in the pocket of amazon, nor our pocket neither we were able to help our. I particularly enjoyed the odder elements of the text. Thompson once commented, when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Travels in american subcultures by louis theroux paperback, 2006 at the best online prices at ebay. Of course, with billions of people existing together on this planet, those with said quirky habits tend to find one another. For chapter two of the call of the weird, theroux descends into the porn subculture of the san fernando valley. Travels in american subcultures audible audio edition. Presenter of the documentary series louis therouxs weird weekends. Louis therouxs weird weekends in weird weekends 19982000, theroux followed marginal mostly american subcultures such as survivalists, black nationalists, white supremacists, and porn stars, often by living among or close to the people involved. The story in this book is predominantly about his go in the usa.
Louis theroux audio books, best sellers, author bio. Travels in american subcultures by louis theroux pp. Theroux louis after a decade of making documentaries about offbeat characters on the fringes of us society, louis had the urge to return to america and track down the people who most fascinated him. In 2002, he got named in royal television society, the uk without precedent for his life for best presenter. Travels in american subcultures audible audiobook abridged louis theroux author, narrator, pan macmillan publishers ltd. The wonderfully disarming louis theroux may pose these questions in the call of the weird. We are all in a way fictional characters who write ourselves with our beliefs. Travels in american subcultures, louis theroux 2005. Read by the author, this is louis therouxs hilarious and thoughtprovoking journey through weird america. Cracked plasticians its not surprising that some folks have quirky habits. He also penned a 2005 book entitled the call of the weird. Call of the weird travels in american subcultures by louis theroux. Hes been reporting on fringe groups and subcultures since he started in television, on the michael moore series tv nation.
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