{"title":"Theodore Dalrymple","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheodore Dalrymple offers sharp and insightful commentary on contemporary society, exploring the complexities of human behaviour and social decay. His works often delve into the challenges of education, poverty, and the undercurrents shaping modern life with a keen and critical eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking reflections on politics and current affairs, delivered with both wit and gravity. Dalrymple’s writing invites contemplation on the deeper causes behind social issues, making his work essential for those interested in understanding the fabric of modern culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"life-at-the-bottom-by-theodore-dalrymple-9781566635059","title":"Life at the Bottom","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is an account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts insight is that long-term poverty is caused not by economics but by a dysfunctional set of values, one that is continually reinforced by an elite culture searching for victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife at the Bottom\u003c\/em\u003e draws upon eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all too revealing—sometimes all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431420674284,"sku":"9781566635059","price":41.25,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781566635059.jpg?v=1774557761"},{"product_id":"life-at-the-bottom-by-theodore-dalrymple-9798216390701","title":"Life at the Bottom","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow in a 25th anniversary edition, featuring a foreword from bestselling author Rob Henderson of the Manhattan Institute and a new postscript from Theodore Dalrymple.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A classic for our times. It is as fundamental for understanding the world we live in as the three R's.\" - Thomas Sowell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a British psychiatrist who treated the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England, Theodore Dalrymple had seemingly seen it all. Yet, in listening to and observing his patients, he has been continually astonished by the latest twist of depravity that exceeds even his own considerable experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDalrymple’s key insight in \u003cem\u003eLife at the Bottom\u003c\/em\u003e is that long-term poverty is caused not by economics but by a dysfunctional set of values, one that is continually reinforced by an elite culture searching for victims. This culture persuades those at the bottom that they have no responsibility for their actions and are not the moulders of their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the pages of the cutting-edge political and cultural quarterly \u003cem\u003eCity Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, Dalrymple's book draws upon scores of eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all too revealing—sometimes all at once. And Dalrymple writes in prose that transcends journalism and achieves the quality of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496217526508,"sku":"9798216390701","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798216390701-life-at-the-bottom.jpg?v=1775796538"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/theodore-dalrymple.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}