What connects Deal or No Deal, Stanley Kubrick, and real-life superheroes? To most of us the answer would be ‘not very much’, but to Jon Ronson they’re all sources of fascinating stories that shine a light on some of the weird and wonderful lives that people lead. Collecting together various articles previously published in magazines and newspapers, Lost at Sea offers a look at the world through Ronson’s eyes as he meets people living in and dealing with all sorts of situations from the bizarre to the traumatising.