Satire in its original sense meant a dish filled with fruits, some sharp, some bitter, some acid, all stinging and pungent. In his 5 Satires, Arnold Klein revives this idea of satire, presenting a vivid and unsentimental mix of personal experience, romantic autobiography, and public events remarkable for its insight, verve and stylistic mastery. In precise, powerful couplets Klein treats the crises of his times and life not merely in their ...

R.V. Cassill called Acting Alone "a vast maelstrom spun from an imagination of superlative dimensions".<P>Stanley Elkin found Tom Bradley's first published novel to have "an incredible energy level".<P>The book they are describing opens at a cow college in Kansas, proceeds to holiday doings in Kiev, Nebraska, home of a disturbed young Marine recently released by the Revolutionary Guards in Iran, then spirals unpredictably toward ...

Big Mouth is about modern Amazonia. It is also about the intense and frequently fetishistic and myth-ridden coverage which Amazonia has received in recent years.<P>University of London lecturer Stephen Nugent first went to Amazonia in 1975 and has returned many times since. His interest is in the real Amazonia, not the unspoiled nature preserve of first world poseurs nor the bottomless well of natural resources dreamt of by urban ...

This collection of essays, first published in 1981, has become a classic of cowboy lore, filled with unforgettable characters, acid wit, and cosmic good humor. ...

R.V. Cassill called Acting Alone "a vast maelstrom spun from an imagination of superlative dimensions".<P>Stanley Elkin found Tom Bradley's first published novel to have "an incredible energy level".<P>The book they are describing opens at a cow college in Kansas, proceeds to holiday doings in Kiev, Nebraska, home of a disturbed young Marine recently released by the Revolutionary Guards in Iran, then spirals unpredictably toward ...

BrownTrout postcard books are first and foremost beautiful little books. There are over 120 subjects ranging from the sublime (Desert Light) to the slightly ridiculous (Outhouses). Each card is a token which reflects two directions: upon the addressee who receives a beautiful card with the sender's personal message; and on the sender who chose the card for the recipient. Whether you actually send them to friends and relations or simply save the ...

Includes two stories, one about an alligator that swallows the universe and another in which two children enter a magical fairy world under the floorboards in their house. ...

10" x 10", 80 pages, 80 full color photographs<P>BrownTrout Publishers is proud to announce a new series of hardcover gift books featuring the world's most popular dogs as photographed by the best shooters in the business. The books are distinctively designed for the individual breeds and feature fascinating in-depth descriptions of the origins, special characteristics, and unique qualities of each breed by noted canine enthusiast and ...

In some of the most sparkling and accomplished couplets written since Pope, Arnold Klein tells a hilarious, sometimes satiric and often perverse tale of erotic intrigue, self-gratification, and sexual mores in contemporary America. "Monica is a blistering satire with the nimble tread, lyrical grace, and antic wit of a sophisticated musical comedy, erotic, comic, surprising and delightful at every turn from beginning to end". ...

BrownTrout postcard books are first and foremost beautiful little books. There are over 120 subjects ranging from the sublime (Desert Light) to the slightly ridiculous (Outhouses). Each card is a token which reflects two directions: upon the addressee who receives a beautiful card with the sender's personal message; and on the sender who chose the card for the recipient. Whether you actually send them to friends and relations or simply save the ...