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''Endlessly witty, but the wit is underpinned by a tremendous, unembarrassed anger and moral lucidity. A superb guide which will turn any reader into an expert within the space of 200 pages'' Jonathan Coe

There''s probably a word in German for that feeling you get when you can understand something while it''s being explained to you, but lose hold of the explanation as soon as it stops. A lot of...