John Farndon (Author of Do Not Open)

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	Do Not Open 4.17 avg rating — 140 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Do You Think You're Clever?: The Oxbridge Questions by John Farndon, Libby Purves (Introduction) 3.13 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Weather 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	China Rises 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Big Book Of Knowledge 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	The Great Scientists: From Euclid to Stephen Hawking 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Oil [With Clip Art CDWith Wallchart] 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:
	1000 Facts on Space 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	1000 facts on animals 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	India Booms: The Breathtaking Development and Influence of Modern India 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“It's this oppressive, aggressive and exclusice side to cool that makes me declare ardently, no I'm not cool. I rebel against the notion of a standard or style or attitude that oppresses those that don't fit in- that excludes and diminishes the vulnerable, the shy, the uninformed and the uncofident. I rebel, too, against the dominance of a set of values which seems so geared towards the superficial and ephemeral. And I rebel against the idea of being cool if it means being detatched, distant, univolved, dismissive, unresponsive, lacking in emotional honesty- in fact, lacking in all the things that make the world a happier, more sympathetic place.”
― John Farndon, Do You Think You're Clever?: The Oxbridge Questions

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“Cleverness can be captivating, both for those who dole it out and those who witness it. Sometimes a dazzling display of erudition and wit can be as entertaining and uplifting as a great piece of music.”
― John Farndon, Do You Think You're Clever?: The Oxbridge Questions

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“Books can be immensely powerful. The ideas in them can change the way people think. Yet it was the Nazis and Stalin's officers who committed terrible crimes, and not Mein Kampf or the Communist Manifesto - and of course, the Manifesto contained many key ideas that are still relevant and important today, long after Stalin has gone. There is a crucial distinction between the book and its effect - it's crucial because if you talk about a book being harmful rather than its effect you begin to legitimise censorship. Abhorrent ideas need to be challenged by better ones, not banned.”
― John Farndon, Do You Think You're Clever?: The Oxbridge Questions

tags: books , censorship , communism , ideas , nazism , philosophy

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