Kept in a bird-coop by his parents, Sunny McCreary endured a childhood of neglect, abuse and being bullied by pigeons, only to find it was all downhill from there. In the course of the most painful life ever, he survived tragedy and maiming, a savage convent school education, being pimped out in pink-satin hot pants, a degrading addiction to helium, and having a baboon's arse grafted onto his face. Then things got really bad. More horrible than A Child Called It, more heartrending than Ugly, more repulsive than the Alastair Campbell diaries, My Godawful Life is the misery memoir to end all misery memoirs and the feel-bad book of the year. "At last, a book to satirise the endless parade of misery memoirs. I seized upon this like manna from Heaven ... A glorious overload of dysfunction." Sue Baker, Publishing News

Il libro di favole di Jouni Aalto e un libro per i piu grandi. Si tratta di scritti che affrontano con energia il tema della menzogna umana e della societa. Lo stile di Aalto spazia tra il cinismo e un acuto umorismo. L'autore ci invita a riflettere sui motivi che spingono l'uomo a voler vivere in un mondo fittizio e a credere, secondo le situazioni, a qualcosa che va contro la ragione. L'occultamento della verita e l'affabulazione sono la chiave fondamentale per aver successo nella vita. L'uomo che non impara a mentire, resta ai margini della societa. Viene considerato un outcast. La falsita ci raggiunge ovunque. I genitori, la scuola, la chiesa, l'esercito e tanti altri impulsi della societa ci programmano come robot che non sanno riconoscere la verita vera. Leggendo il libro di Aalto il lettore puo ridere e disperarsi. Jouni Aalto ha conseguito il titolo di dottore di ricerca. E noto per i suoi pamphlet sarcastici ma che comunque ci spingono a sorridere.

Divertentissimi, grotteschi, satirici, paradossali, questi racconti sono stati scritti a quattro mani nell'arco di vent'anni. Sono la parodia sciocchina e divertente dei romanzi rosa... Alcuni sono decisamente datati, altri fiammanti e chiaramente piu attuali. Il genere "rosa," come tutti i generi, e serio e sognante, serve (soprattutto al pubblico femminile) per uscire dalla dura realta quotidiana fatta di uomini esigenti e padroneschi, da una societa spietata e da alcuni topos e logos decisamente antifemminili, anche se alcuni romanzi sono autentici capolavori. Purtroppo, il romanzo rosa e stato a volte utilizzato proprio in funzione "antifemminile," per convincere il pubblico che si... La vita e dura... Ma che l'amore trionfa sempre. Donne, il principe azzurro si trasforma quasi sempre in un ciccione ciabattante che rutta e scorreggia, a volte si fila le amiche della moglie e, in qualche caso, persino delle figlie... Ecco cio che troverete in questo libro...

Quand le celebrissime Jean Aymard de Vauquonery decide de publier ses memoires, le monde litteraire fut bouleverse.
Voir couche sur papier une existence si pleine, avec une plume si legere ne pouvait qu'enthousiasmer les amateurs de belles lettres et de mots croises fantomatiques.
Nous nous souvenons tous de ses incroyables aventures qui nous sont si proches et pourtant si abstraites.
Apres de longues annees de recherches et d'introspection, Jean Aymard s'est enfin lance dans la redaction de son chef d' uvre. Les intenses descriptions et les emotions admirablement maitrisees montrent a quel point il est possible de surmonter l'angoisse de la page blanche.
Qui pourrait oublier pareille histoire ? Son histoire est la notre, elle nous appartient.
Et si la complexite apparente des tournures si subtiles de ses glorieux souvenirs vous effraient, n'ayez crainte, l'auteur a su s'exprimer de maniere limpide... voire transparente.
Et quand la lecture vous aura comble, il vous restera un merveilleux espace pour y gribouiller a satiete vos reflexions. Parce que Jean Aymard vous aime, vous et vos idees Parce que vous aurez l'honneur et le privilege de contribuer a cette uvre memorable.
Un livre a s'offrir et a offrir sans tarder
NB: un index des mots compliques vous est offert par l'editeur.

A literary landmark--the original, suppressed draft of the classic novel
Little Women is a timeless classic. But Louisa May Alcott's first draft--before her editor sunk his teeth into it--was even better. Now the original text has at last been exhumed. In this uncensored version, the March girls learn some biting lessons, transforming from wild girls into little women--just as their friends and neighbors transform into vicious, bloodthirsty werewolves
Here are tomboy Jo, quiet Beth, ladylike Amy, and good-hearted Meg, plus lovable neighbor Laurie Laurence, now doomed to prowl the night on all fours, maiming and devouring the locals. As the Civil War rages, the girls learn the value of being kind, the merits of patience and grace, and the benefits of knowing a werewolf who can disembowel your teacher.
By turns heartwarming and blood-curdling, this rejuvenated classic will be cherished and treasured by those who love a lesson in virtue almost as much as they enjoy a good old-fashioned dismemberment.
Includes the original letter from Alcott's editor, telling her not to even think about it

Fresh brains roasting on an open fire . . .

Outside the temperature's dropping. The snow is falling, blanketing the world in white. Sleigh bells are jingling. Soon it will be that most wondrous time of the year

That time of flesh-devouring zombie horror

Yes, Christmas is on its way--and all the little boys and ghouls are dreaming of stockings filled with candied eyes and bleeding body parts. You'd better watch out Santa Claws is coming to town--and he knows who's been naughty, who's been naughtier . . . and who'll taste best with a nice glass of Chianti

In celebration of this merry macabre season, we present a peerless compendium of more than two dozen of the most soul-stirring, brain-boiling carols composed specifically for the decomposing. Holiday favorites such as "I Saw Mommy Chewing Santa Claus," "Deck the Halls with Parts of Wally," and "We Three Spleens" are guaranteed to lift the spirits of the lumbering, shuffling undead and their temporarily still breathing meals-to-be. So put down your gore-splattered baseball bats and raise your voices in song And sing loudly--to drown out all the screaming.

From the founding editor of The Idler, the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, comes not simply a book, but an antidote to our work-obsessed culture. In How to Be Idle, Tom Hodgkinson presents his learned yet whimsical argument for a new universal standard of living: being happy doing nothing. He covers a whole spectrum of issues affecting the modern idler--sleep, work, pleasure, relationships--while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche--all of whom have admitted to doing their very best work in bed.

A smart, hilarious parody of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling Blink.

Stop! Don't think! You already know what this book is about. That is the power of Blank: the power of not actually thinking at all. Using what scientific researchers call 'Extra-Lean Deli Slicing' (or would, if they actually bothered to research it), your brain has already decided whether you're going to like Blank, whether its cover goes with your shirt, and whether it will make you look smart if somebody sees you reading it on the train.

Chances are you and your shirt are both liking it a lot, you're going to buy several copies, and you don't even know why! That's why you've absolutely got to read Blank: to find out why your brain keeps doing these wacky things without your permission. In Blank, a hilarious parody of the No. 1 bestseller it looks eerily like (and sort of rhymes with) and that your brain wisely advised you to just read a review or magazine excerpt about while avoiding the actual book itself, the brilliantly impulsive and slightly irresponsible Noah Tall explains how people as diverse as General Custer, Roy Rogers, a semi-famous rock star, and the entire New York City Police Department either won big or lost miserably as a result of their minds going completely blank.

Join certified Ig-master Vaguen on the road to bliss. You might think that ignorance comes naturally, but on the contrary, the world conspires to cram our heads full of useless and dangerous 'know-ledge' every day. Fall off this know-ledge into the safe and comforting world of oblivio(n/ousness) by discovering "The Power of Ignorance". In his seminars, Vaguen has helped successful people, wealthy people, good-looking people, and people just like you to attain the heights/depths of ignorance. For the first time, his secrets are revealed between the covers of a book. Purchase this reasonably-priced volume and join the ranks of those who understand that a lack of understanding is unimportant. This title is based on original material and characters by Jeff Sumerel and Sam Reynolds.

Your brain cells are prison cells Break free with "The Power of Ignorance," the smash Fringe play Join certified Ig-master Vaguen on the road to bliss. You might think that ignorance comes naturally, but on the contrary, the world conspires to cram our heads full of useless and dangerous know-ledge every day. Fall off this knowledge into the safe and comforting world of oblivio(n/ousness) by discovering "The Power of Ignorance." In this playscript Vaguen is featured at one of his seminars where he helps successful people, wealthy people, good-looking people, and "people just like you" to attain the heights/depths of ignorance.