{"product_id":"an-englishmans-home-is-his-car-park-slovenliness-as-a-way-of-life-paperback","title":"An Englishman's Home Is His Car Park: Slovenliness as a Way of Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheodore Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did Britain become a nation seemingly resigned to its own degradation? In this sharp and entertaining critique, Theodore Dalrymple dissects the cultural decline through a series of observations of everyday slovenliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the paved-over front gardens that become car parks to the indifference toward civic beauty, Dalrymple argues that a collective lack of care for what is held in common is eroding the nation's spirit.\u003cp\u003eThis book is a humorous, and sometimes acerbic, examination of modern Britain's peculiar ailment and how to restore civic pride and end performative behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheodore Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychiatrist and expert witness in murder trials. After working as a doctor in Africa and the Gilbert Islands, he returned to Britain and worked in prisons and hospitals in the East End of London, the Midlands, and Birmingham. He is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Times, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, and an \u003ci\u003eOldie\u003c\/i\u003e columnist. He is the author of several books, including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSpoilt Rotten, The Knife Went In \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Folly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67961036964061,"sku":"9781783342938","price":25.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/FR50-3U-D69781783342938.webp?v=1790837441","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/an-englishmans-home-is-his-car-park-slovenliness-as-a-way-of-life-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}