Poetry. The author of "Chicks Dig War" brings you his latest selection of hits featuring "All the World Loves a Big Gleaming Jelly," "I Hate Both Time and Space," and "Rudolph the Transcendent Minimal
Poetry. The first collection in fifteen years from a poet whose first book Stephanie Burt called "very personal, very appealing," SHELL GAMEby Jordan Davis presents a series of puzzles of feeling and
Poetry. Flarf. The first revolutionary artistic movement of the 21st century? An imperialist gesture? The new Dada? A marketing strategy? What began as a coinage by Gary Sullivan for certain "so bad i
Poetry. PRIMITIVE STATE is a book- length tour-de-force from one of contemporary poetry's strongest search-lights. Composed as an homage to the list poem as "a catalog of consciousness-beats,&quo
Poetry. Tom Raworth's STRUCTURE FROM MOTION is comprised of work composed from 2010-2014, with additional material from the privately printed bookletIncomprehensible Things (Lulu, 2003), and one poem
Wow! I just love your neck extendor. That's probably not your idea of a compliment. Check out some of the most bizarre things humans have done in the name of beauty.
Literary Nonfiction. Fiction. Cross-Genre. "Having conjured up that particular mix of will, heartwreck, and sheer wonder that makes for a large part of the human condition, Gutstein presents it to us
Describes a variety of secret and mysterious people in the United States, including the Freemasons, the Mob, the National Security Agency, and the mole people.
Poetry. "We are deceived at every level by our behavior. You are grammar and the city is syntax. This book has the brilliant, vulgar, infinite, intimate, alluring vivacity of the real. If you search t
Poetry. "Goofy, weird, beyond funny, wise, wicked, K. Silem Mohammad is the exorcist giving us all a ride home. Beyond the pale, right with it, he's my poet laureate for our frightening state of the u
Describes how Great Britain recruited soldiers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the equipment received and daily life of "redcoats," and the wars they participated in.
Describes what life was like for a Zulu warrior in times of peace and war, discussing the weapons and training they received and their 1879 war with the British.
Looks at the history, equipment, and techniques used in freshwater fishing and describes some of the fish that are targeted by freshwater fishers in North America.
Describes the history, equipment, techniques, conservation issues, rules, and safety concerns related to the sport of ice fishing. Includes a recipe and a guide for North American fish species.
Explores the techniques, equipment, and safety issues surrounding snowmobiling, including information on the warning signs of and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia.
Describes some of the greatest moments in NASCAR history, discussing signature moves, photo finishes, wild wrecks, intense rivalries between drivers, and strange events.
Describes the characteristics, capabilities, and uses of the HMMWV Humvee, including scouting around the battlefield and carrying troops, arms, ammunition, and supplies.
Poetry. CALLER AND OTHER PIECES is Raworth's first collection since his COLLECTED POEMS of 2003. Comprised of 14 pieces with the long poem "Caller" at its center, this book evinces a striking formal a
