Nonscience
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Nonscience is a 1971 book which claims to have the longest and most complex title in publishing history. Its full title is , London: Wolfe Publishing ( ). The book was updated and reissued in 2020 as Nonscience Returns by the Curtis Press. Its author Brian J. Ford pokes fun at those who conceal their lack of real expertise by using long and complicated words, whilst making the serious point that many people are fooled by these so-called experts. Some consider the book prescient, thinking that modern society, where decisions are taken by unseen experts, is much as Ford predicted.
Nonscience is a 1971 book which claims to have the longest and most complex title in publishing history. Its full title is , London: Wolfe Publishing ( ). The book was updated and reissued in 2020 as Nonscience Returns by the Curtis Press. Its author Brian J. Ford pokes fun at those who conceal their lack of real expertise by using long and complicated words, whilst making the serious point that many people are fooled by these so-called experts. Some consider the book prescient, thinking that modern society, where decisions are taken by unseen experts, is much as Ford predicted. ==Spanish edition== In the Spanish edition the title was rendered as [translation by Oscar Muslera], Libertad y Cambio, Buenos Aires: Granica Editor. ==Reviews== In Britain, the book was reviewed in the following publications: The Times Higher Education Supplement, October 22, 1971 Atticus Column, Sunday Times, October 24, 1971 Irish Press, October 30, 1971 Time Out magazine, November 12, 1971. New Statesman, November 12, 1971. Nature: 234, December 3, 1971 The Times Educational Supplement, December 3, 1971 Times Literary Supplement, January 21, 1972 Mensa Journal, January 22, 1972 The book was also featured on the BBC television show Tomorrow's World. ==See also== Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science ==References== ==External links== The author's website page on this book
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