{"product_id":"unproven-unlikely-and-firmly-believed-why-we-fall-for-historys-most-seductive-conspiracy-theories-and-how-we-rediscover-reality-9798893031508","title":"Unproven, Unlikely, and Firmly Believed: Why We Fall for History's Most Seductive Conspiracy Theories, and How We Rediscover Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom skepticism about the moon landing to the \"deep-state\" claims of QAnon, it's always been human nature to believe we're being lied to by the powers that be (and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are). But technology has given conspiracies a new power over national discourse, and in our dogged quest for the truth, we might actually be doing it some damage. In \u003cem\u003eUnproven, Unlikely, and Firmly Believed\u003c\/em\u003e, internationally bestselling authors Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on an eye-opening journey through history's greatest conspiracy theories, to try and answer a vital question for our times: How can we learn to start trusting hard evidence again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher's note: \u003cem\u003eUnproven, Unlikely, and Firmly Believed\u003c\/em\u003e was previously published in the UK as \u003cem\u003eConspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonn Elledge,Tom Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.44w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893031508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhillips, Tom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eTom Phillips\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and journalist from London. He is currently the editor of Full Fact, the UK's independent fact checking organization. Before that, he was editorial director at BuzzFeed UK. His book \u003cem\u003eHumans\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up\u003c\/em\u003e (a history of failure through the ages), was published in 2018 and has sold in 30 territories worldwide.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElledge, Jonn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJonn Elledge\u003c\/strong\u003e's books include \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of the World in 47 Borders\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElledge's Nontrivial Trivia, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnproven, Unlikely, and Firmly Believed\u003c\/em\u003e. At the \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman, \u003c\/em\u003e he created and ran its urbanism-focused CityMetric site, spending six happy years writing about cities, maps, and borders. He lives in London.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jonn Elledge \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48483851665565,"sku":"9798893031508","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c5bfaf28-a58c-4290-9958-9c333e77abfb.jpg?v=1782289377","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/unproven-unlikely-and-firmly-believed-why-we-fall-for-historys-most-seductive-conspiracy-theories-and-how-we-rediscover-reality-9798893031508","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}