Satire

It's the writer's life for Snoopy! The world's most talented beagle has found a new career--as a writer, of course! The Literary Ace works feverishly on his typewriter, day and night, atop his doghouse. And while Snoopy is busy writing the next great American novel, you can be sure that the rest of ... More

Sukumar Ray was the first humorist in Bengali literature. His witty poems, anarchic plays and hilarious stories have enchanted many generations of readers. Many phrases invented by him have become a part of the Bengali language. Sukumar Ray introduced humour to Indian Literature and his irrepressibl... More

Across the globe, in liberal democracies where the right to vote is framed as both civil right and civic duty, disillusioned creative activists run for public office on sarcastic, ironic and iconoclastic platforms. With little intention of "winning" in the conventional sense, they use drag, camp and... More

The science behind the scoundrels we love to hate From Spider-Man's bionic archenemy, Dr. Octopus, to Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor, to the X-Men's eternal rival, Magneto, comic book villains have kept us captivated for years-- not just by their diabolical talent for confounding our heroes, but als... More

In 23 B.C.E., when he published the first three books of his lyrics, Horace was 42 years old, secure in the favor of the emperor Augustus, and living in ease and comfort as a country gentleman on his Sabine farm. Serenity is reflected in these lyrics, but so are other experiences, for Horace had liv... More

Brain damage may sometimes cause specific impairments in human behaviour. One rare impairment is the failure to recognize everyday objects by sight, a problem which is termed "visual agnosia." In this book, the authors discuss the case of a patient, John, who suffered from visual agnosia.Brain damag... More

Satire as a distinct genre was first developed by the Romans and regarded as completely 'their own'. This Companion's international contributors provide a stimulating introduction to the genre and its individual proponents aimed particularly at non-specialists. Roman satires are explored both as gen... More

Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" is one of the major texts of the eighteenth century, and its satire of contemporary events and debates raises questions of genre, philosophy and politics. Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Swift's novel offers: - extensive introductory comment on th... More

A collection of political doublespeak, verbal missteps, and ludicrous statements from politicians and political contenders around the world, past and present, including such notables as President and Hillary Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and Bob Dole.... More

Charles M. Schulz's beloved comic strip is brought to life in this lavish pop-up edition featuring scenes from more than fifty years of comic strips, including: Charlie Brown on the Football Field, Lucy's Psychiatrist Stand, and Schroeder at the Piano, rendered in spectacular three-dimensional paper... More

The long awaited, brand new adult Discworld novel. It's an offer you can't refuse. Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork's Royal Mint and the bank next door? It's a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long. The Ch... More

Whether blue-collar or hoity-toity, swimming in cash or betting the bottom dollar, a little bit country or a lot of city slicker, this practical reference to redneck words and turns of phrases will provide hours of laughs.Hey, you The one holding the book. Have you ever seen a volume like this? Wel... More

In this fourth collection from the award-winning comic strip "Pearls Before Swine," Pastis deploys all the weapons of his comic arsenal in an all-out attack on the animal (and human) imperfections he sees around him.Lock up your valuables. Stockpile your ammunition. Sandbag your bunker. The familiar... More

Look up Religion, and discover this from Paris Hilton: [The Kaballah] helps you confront your fears. Like, if a girl borrowed my clothes and never gave them back and I saw her wearing them months later, I would confront her. Or Anatomy, and find sportscaster Jerry Coleman: Winfield goes back to the ... More