GWOT

A few weeks ago I did the unthinkable and judged a book by its cover. The book in question was "Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden?". I thought it might be a light hearted but serious book aiming to find at the worlds most elusive figure. The artwork on the cover made me quietly chuckle to myself and as it was written by Morgan Spurlock (of super size me fame), I thought it might be quite good.

The first chapter deals with impending fatherdom (a topic with which I could identify), and attempts to explain some of the main reasons why America is hated by the rest of world so much. Anyone living in a cave (Mr Bin Laden excluded) might be unaware of the latest "conflict" and will find a good "why the world hates America 101 lesson" within it's pages. For those of us with access to Television and the internet however, the causes of western hatred have already been documented at great length, and I felt that this book doesn't add anything new to the mix.

What you will notice when you start reading it (I did anyway) is that it's quite obviously aimed at a younger American audience and at times can be like watching an episode on MTV cribs. I'm sure that fans of Mr Spurlock will find the book (and the newly released film which I haven't ruled out hiring on DVD in a few months) to be entertaining and Informative at the same time.

One point that really annoyed me about this book is in one of the first chapters. The chapter which deals with religious extremism in the UK is good up to the point where he says he visits Liverpool in Lancashire.

For the life of me I can't remember when Liverpool changed county. Perhaps moving into Lancashire was neccessary inorder for it to be crowned Capital of Culture.