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Some men are born to lead. Others, not so much... Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. It said, simply, 'Join Me'. Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners - all pledging allegiance to his cause. But no one knew what his cause was. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. Increasingly obsessed and possibly power-crazed Danny risked losing his sanity and his loyal girlfriend. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? A book about dreams, ambition and the responsibility that comes with power, Join Meis the true story of a man who created a cult by accident, and is proof that whilst some men were born to lead, others really haven't got a clue.… (meer)
Join me is een waargebeurd en bij vlagen hilarisch verhaal over de toevallige opkomst van een collectief, oa de Karma Army. Het geeft een inkijkje in de behoeften van mensen als zoiets lukt. Hoe het allemaal begon? Een advertentie in de krant met slechts de boodschap "Join me" en het verzoek om een pasfoto te sturen. Zonder een verdere verklaring... ( )
Some men are born to lead. Others, not so much... Danny Wallace was bored. Just to see what would happen, he placed a whimsical ad in a local London paper. It said, simply, 'Join Me'. Within a month, he was receiving letters and emails from teachers, mechanics, sales reps, vicars, schoolchildren and pensioners - all pledging allegiance to his cause. But no one knew what his cause was. Soon he was proclaimed Leader. Increasingly obsessed and possibly power-crazed Danny risked losing his sanity and his loyal girlfriend. But who could deny the attraction of a global following of devoted joinees? A book about dreams, ambition and the responsibility that comes with power, Join Meis the true story of a man who created a cult by accident, and is proof that whilst some men were born to lead, others really haven't got a clue.
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