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Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe

Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe

Danny Wallace wanted to write about a place so special and so crucial to our existence that it had never before been tackled: the Centre of the Universe. But then he realised that getting there might be a problem, and when he did, there'd probably be nothing much to write about. Until he heard about a manhole cover, on a small street, in a small town, tucked away in a remote part of Idaho.

The manhole cover had been declared the Centre of the Universe. The mayor had the science to back it up. The town rejoiced.

And the name of the town?

Wallace.

It was a cosmic coincidence Danny couldn't resist...

Reviews

  • "The funniest writer of his generation. Apart from me"

    Dom Joly

  • "Comedy writing doesn't get any better than this - unless you go round Danny's flat and make him add a bit in pen"

    Ross Noble

  • "Join Me is the kind of book I love: effortlessly funny, painfully accurate and entertaining to the very end. Brilliant"

    Mike Gayle

  • "Extremely enjoyable. once cannot help wondering whether he has stumbled upon the future shape of spirituality"

    Daily Telegraph

  • "One of the funniest stories you will ever read"

    Daily Mail

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About the Author

Danny Wallace

Danny Wallace is a Sunday Times-bestselling author who lives in London. His first book, Join Me, was described as a ‘word-of-mouth phenomenon’ by The Bookseller and ‘one of the funniest stories you will ever read’ by the Daily Mail. His second book, Yes Man – in which he decided to say ‘Yes’ to everything – became a hugely successful film with Jim Carrey in the lead role. His column in ShortList magazine reaches more than 1.3 million readers weekly. He was the PPA Columnist of the Year 2011 and the Arqiva Radio Presenter of the Year 2012 for his work as the host of the triple Sony Award-winning Xfm Breakfast Show with Danny Wallace. GQ magazine has called him: ‘One of Britain’s great writing talents’.

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Extracts

The Wallace Report: Danny Wallace's investigation of rudeness

The Wallace Report is a countrywide survey of 2000 people aged 18 and over comissoned by Danny Wallace as part of his research for his book I Can't Believe You Just Said That which investigates rudeness and its effects in everyday life.
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I Can't Believe You Just Said That by Danny Wallace

'Politeness is extremely important to me, though sometimes I wonder if I set the bar too high.' Read an extract from I Can't Believe You Just Said That by Danny Wallace, an exploration of what it means to be rude

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