A satirical dream-logic journey through the dark heart of 1950s Los AngelesDr. Frederick Eichner, world-renowned dermatologist, is visited by the entrancingly irritating Felix Treevly who comes to him as a patient and stays as an obsession. Prosaic incidents blossom into bizarre developments with the sharpened reality of dreams as the spectral Mr. Treevly leads the doctor into a series of increasingly weird situations. With the assistance of a drunken private detec...

This is the first ever study to assess Emperor Domitian from a psychological point of view and covers his entire career from the early years and the civil war AD through the imperial rule to the dark years and the psychology of suspicion. Pat Southern strips away hyperbole and sensationalism from the literary record, revealing an individual who caused undoubted suffering which must be accounted for.

Hands up if you've killed a plant?Yep, me too.It's no secret that we've all become plant obsessed, but do we really understand how to look after them?I am not a Professor of Botany, but having run my florist and plant shop, Grace & Thorn, since 2011 I've learnt a few things along the way. HOW NOT TO KILL YOUR PLANTS is about taking the hocus-pocus out of plants and flowers and enabling you to understand a plant's ne...

The New York Times–bestselling author's cult classic skewers America's obsession with money, fame, guns, and sex—"A satirical gem" (John Berendt).Guy Grand, an eccentric billionaire prankster, is rich enough to do whatever he likes. And what he likes is to carefully execute projects where he can cauterize by ridicule what the rest of the world ignores: complacency, greed, corruption, and idiocy. Determined to "make it hot for people," Grand spends his bill...

“This landmark book is the first to fully explain how memes have become a critical part of UK politics. Through rich and convincing empirical analysis, Southern reveals how digital humour is transforming citizen participation, elite communication, and the very nature of political discourse. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the evolution of digital political culture and its profound impact on democracy.”**–**James Dennis, Researcher at Lusófona U...

Before New Journalism, before the waggish cinema of Woody Allen, before the Gonzo World of Hunter S. Thompson, Saturday Night Live, and National Lampoon, there was the legendary Terry Southern—author of Candy and The Magic Christian and the screenwriter of Dr. Strangelove and Easy Rider.Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes, widely recognized as an underground classic, is a collection of Southern's short pieces, two dozen...

The true untold tale of comicon legend Jessica Nigri. The truth they don't want you to know!

Understand the difficulties and challenges of daily living, religious customs, providing for a family, life at home, education, the Roman occupation, along with an authentic view of what was happening throughout the world in the first-century. Jesus lived in a time of great tension and upheaval. It is estimated there were approximately 700,000 Jews then living in Israel under the Roman occupation. Discover the complexities of life in a tiny Nazereth village. Compelling narrative brings to ...

In "The Magic Christian," Southern presents a scathing critique of consumer culture, corporate greed, and the absurdity of modern life. The plot revolves around the eccentric billionaire Guy Grand, who sets out to expose the hypocrisy and shallowness of society by staging elaborate and outrageous pranks.Through a series of increasingly bizarre and surreal events, Guy Grand challenges societal norms and values, revealing the lengths to which people will go for money, power, and prestige. Th...

The legend of the foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753BC accords very well with the earliest defensive walls on the Palatine Hill, made of clay and timber and showing evidence of animal sacrifices. To trace the continual efforts to fortify Rome is to trace the rise and fall of the Roman Empire - through the taking of the city by the Gauls in 390/387, the wars with the Italian states, the threat of Hannibal, the establishment of the Republic, attacks by the northern tribes and eventual divi...

The Mighty Samson: The Legend of Israel's ChampionFrom the miraculous announcement of his birth to his final act of redemption, the life of Samson is one of the most extraordinary stories in the Bible. The Mighty Samson: The Legend of Israel's Champion takes readers on a captivating journey through the highs and lows of Samson's life-a man chosen by God, blessed with supernatural strength, and destined to deliver his people from their enemies.In this gripping retelling, chi...

Step into the quiet magic of North Alabama, where animals move, sing, splash, and wander through the forests, fields, and rivers they call home.Wild Friends of Alabama is a tender, nature-rich picture book that introduces young children to the creatures living just beyond their own backyard.Through soft, whimsical illustrations and simple, lyrical stanzas, little readers will meet the bullfrog by the moonlit swamp, the bright cardinal in the morning bramble, the cur...