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The God Desire
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From the bestselling author of Jews Don’t Count ‘A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book’ ALAIN DE BOTTON ‘Magnificent. Breathtaking. And shockingly rare … another one-sitting wonder’ STEPHEN FRY David Baddiel would love there to be a God. He has spent a lot...
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From the bestselling author of Jews Don’t Count
A witty and profound Sunday Times bestselling philosophical essay
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From the bestselling author of Jews Don’t Count
‘A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book’ ALAIN DE BOTTON
‘Magnificent. Breathtaking. And shockingly rare … another one-sitting wonder’ STEPHEN FRY
David Baddiel would love there to be a God. He has spent a lot of time fantasising about how much better life would be if there actually was such a thing as a Superhero Dad who chased off Death. Unfortunately for him, there isn’t. Or at least, that is Baddiel’s view in this book, which argues that it is indeed the very intensity of his, and everyone else’s, desire for God to exist that proves His non-existence.
Anything so deeply wished-for we will, considers Baddiel, make real. The admission of his own divine yearnings makes for a book that is more vulnerable – and more understanding of the value and power of religion – than most atheist polemics.
A philosophical essay that utilises Baddiel’s trademarks of comedy, storytelling and personal asides, The God Desire offers a highly readable new perspective on the most ancient of debates.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780008550318
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: TLS Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 100g
Pages: 112
About the Author
David Baddiel was born in 1964 in Troy, New York, but grew up and lives in London. He is a comedian, television writer, columnist and author. His children's books have sold more than a million copies in the UK alone, and his debut, The Parent Agency, won the Laugh Out Loud Book Award. David lives in London with his family.
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