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2010, he raised a ruckus with his book Deutschland schafft sich ab (Germany is Doing Away with Itself; Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt).Part of his appeal is dry wit: "Being wealthy in Germany these days is immoral unless you made the money in sports or entertainment."Part of it is the demagogue's perennial hook: I am only saying out loud what you think but are afraid to say.Part of it is that his prose is accessible; neither too highbrow nor too vulgar.The incessant use of bullet points and we've just-left-this-town and here's-the-next-one-we're-headed-for road signs are helpful for quick reading, but they also remind you that you are on a strictly guided tour.Similarly, there is overuse of shock italics; the guide…