'A wonderful portrait of contemporary Europe' Good Book Guide
'Emma Hartley wants to reignite the debate about Europe, focusing on the quirks that genuinely interest us, and the commonalities that unite us. It's a clever ploy she pulls off with aplomb.' Independent on Sunday
'Wide-ranging, intriguing and often amusing - Whether you are for or against the principle of European political integration, Hartley dishes a delightfully refreshing slant on this subject.' Daily Telegraph
'In 50 light essays, Hartley puts the anomalous and absurd facts about Europe into context.' The Times
From the railway in Hungary run entirely by children to the British comedy sketch, unknown in the UK but watched by millions across Europe every New Year's Eve, Emma Hartley discusses the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of Europe today.
Did David Hasselfhoff End the Cold War? covers everything from poverty to pop music via politics, pirates and much more.
Find out where the worst place in Europe is, why Germans are required to pay tax direct to the Church - unless they declare themselves unbelievers - and what the twelve stars on the EU flag actually represent. Discover that without Islam, Europe wouldn't even exist and that there are half a million machine guns in Swiss homes. And what does The Hoff have to do with the end of the Cold War?
Emma Hartley is a journalist and author. She has worked for the Daily Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Independent (as a leader writer and as a reporter) and The Times, where she is now a news sub-editor.
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