Max Tucker - I hope they serve beer in hell

Max Tucker - I hope they serve beer in hell

(en, 2006, 267pg)

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is a freaking hilariously great book. Anyone who has a strong stomach and loves seeing a man’s disgusting lifestyle exposed for everyone else's amusement: Go out and read this book! You will literally laugh until you’re in extreme amounts of agonizing pain, crying tears of freaking hilarity, while not being able to catch your breath.

It’s that damn awesome of a silly read. Tucker’s adventures with rednecks, military assassins, and conversations with gay men about post-operations are hysterical, but very gross. This book was like a train wreck for me: It was so freaking horrible, but I couldn’t look away.

Tucker Max is indeed an asshole, dickhead, and a genuine shit bag, and he’s bluntly honest about his very flawed and screwed up life, which makes him oddly likable as a person. Go figure. That is, if your one of the few people who is actually able to include him in the human category or sub-category…most people would classify him as parasite, including my own mother when I told her about this book. (Source)

Robert A. Heinlein - Luna e o doamnă crudă

Robert A. Heinlein - Luna e o doamnă crudă

(1965, ro, 789pg)

„Luna e o doamna cruda” e o nuvela stiintifico-fantastica scrisa, in 1966, de scriitorul american Robert A. Heinlein. Are ca subiect revolta coloniilor lunare impotriva Pamantului. Nuvela pune in discutie diverse idei liberale ce sunt prezentate intr-un context speculativ.

Intriga povestirii contine 3 elemente ce contribuie la statutul ei de lucrare unica de science-fiction. Primul element e revolutia, unul dintre fundalurile excelente pentru orice opera de arta si care permite oportunitati multiple de a oferi cititorului emotiile fundamentale ale omului. Cel de al doilea element e abordarea subiectului Inteligentei Artificiale, dar intr-o maniera tulburatoare si profunda. Iar ultimul element e descrierea unui viitor posibil, dar care ar fi imposibil de comunicat daca nu ar exista cunostintele si expertizele tehnice ale lui Heinlein. Luat pe cont propriu, oricare dintre aceste elemente nu ar fi decat o simpla repetare a unor idei deja uzate de multi scriitori. (Sursa: descopera.org)

Nick Begich - Angels Don't Play This Haarp: Advances in Tesla Technology

Nick Begich - Angels Don't Play This Haarp: Advances in Tesla Technology

(en, 2004, 221pg)

From a rural location in Alaska, controlled by "Big Oil", the US government is blasting billions of watts of high frequency microwave energy at our protective ionospheric shell which surrounds the earth. Their offical reason is "to see what it does". Several acres of Alaskan land have been dedicated to the construction of the HAARP array (you can actually find a picture of it online...)but it's real purpose runs from the practical (earth tomography (X-ray the earth to look for enemy submarines and secret underground bases)) through the hard to believe (transmission of electrical power without wires (Tesla's idea) through the insane (the complete disruption of global communications and mucking with weather patterns by shifting the jet stream).

This book is so well documented, often citing documents published by the US government itself, that it is absolutely convincing and frightening.

(Amazon, 15$)

David Duke - Jewish Supremacism

David Duke - Jewish Supremacism

(en, 368pg, 2007)

I promise that this book will challenge you. Its amazing documentary evidence will confront some of your most cherished beliefs.

If you can put aside as best you can the prejudices you may have on this subject and even preconceptions you might have about me personally — you can more fairly evaluate the ideas and evidence in this book. That is all an author can ask of his reader; and I ask it of you. It is my earnest belief that if you endeavor to keep an open mind, what you read will surprise you.

The real power of this book comes from its documentation from major sources. In fact, you will quickly discover that most of my documents about Jewish Supremacism are from Jewish sources. They argue more convincingly for my point of view than anything I could write. I encourage you to go to the sources that I quote and check them out for yourself. In this book I take you along with me on a fascinating journey of discovery in a forbidden subject. I urge you to courageously keep an open mind while you explore the topics ahead, for that is the only way any of us can find the truth.

(http://shop.davidduke.com/cgi-bin/dukecat2/00061.html, 30€)

Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom - Pandora 3, Factorul Înălţare

Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom - Pandora 3, Factorul Înălţare

(702pg, ro, 1983)

Pandora. Factorul Inaltare este ultima parte din Trilogia Pandora.


Pandora si desertica Dune, desi atat de diferite, se aseamana totusi intr-o privinta: lupta pentru supravietuire. Societatea este sfasiata de un conflict coplesitor, la finele caruia o asteapta fie transformarea benefica, fie pieirea.


Principalii actori ai acestei drame grandioase sunt sadicul dictator Raja-Flattery, anarhicele fantome, cu existenta incerta, si fermecatoarea Gally, mult asteptata mantuitoare. Omenirea cucerise stelele si imblanzise nenumarate planete. Acum, prin ultimii sai reprezentanti, se avanta din nou spre cer. Insa, de data aceasta, omul nu pleaca singur...

Kelly Fisher Lowe - The Words and Music of Frank Zappa

Kelly Fisher Lowe - The Words and Music of Frank Zappa

(280pg, en, 2007)

The Words and Music of Frank Zappa moves beyond the details of Frank Zappa’s life (1940–93) toward a focused treatment of the rock and pop songs of this great American composer. Today Zappa’s music can be appreciated as a whole, emerging as a coherent, thoughtful, and innovative—if somewhat daunting—body of work. Author Kelly Fisher Lowe has left no aspect of that work unexamined, from Zappa’s role as a satirist of the highest order to his place in the genre of “progressive rock” and his importance as an influential critic of American culture and society.

The volume begins with discussions of Zappa's role as a satirist and his musical style, then proceeds to an in-depth examination of his albums. Through this extended engagement with Zappa’s music, a surprisingly clear perspective on his personal views emerges, shedding light on his treatment of such topics as the falsified notion of love in popular culture, the compromising influence of money on popular music, and the concept of freedom in a systematized society. The book includes an official discography and an up-to-date bibliographic essay.

(University of Nebraska - 19$)

Tatsu Takeuchi - An Illustrated Guide to Relativity

Tatsu Takeuchi - An Illustrated Guide to Relativity

(2010, en, 263pg)

Aimed at both physics students and non-science majors, this unique book explains Einstein’s special theory of relativity pictorially, using diagrams rather than equations. The diagrams guide the reader, step-by-step, from the basics of relativity to advanced topics including the addition of velocities, Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the twin paradox, Doppler shift, and Einstein’s famous equation E=mc². The distinctive figures throughout the book enable the reader to visualize the theory in a way that cannot be fully conveyed through equations alone. The illustrative explanations in this book maintain the logic and rigour necessary for physics students, yet are simple enough to be understood by non-scientists. The book also contains entertaining problems which challenge the reader’s understanding of the materials covered.

Philip K Dick - Ubik

Philip K.Dick - Ubik

(403pg, ro, 1969)

Ubik este o poveste fascinanta, in care timpul regreseaza, mortii viseaza viii, iar un neutralizator de telepati se imbarca intr-o misiune... la capatul realitatii, al vietii si al mortii.

Criogenie, deriva temporala... dificultatea lecturii poate fi depasita pentru a plonja in meandrele unei fantezii cat se poate de logice.

Frank Herbert - Pandora 2, Efectul Lazăr

Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom - Pandora 2, Efectul Lazăr

(789pg, ro, 1983)

Raja Flattery, un preot-psihiatru a contribuit decisiv la dezvoltarea unei vaste constiinte artificiale – nava – menite sa conduca omenirea catre stele. Dar nava isi faureste propriul ei destin demiurgic. Astfel, Raja va fi trezit din somnul criogenic pentru a-si asuma rolul mantuitorului si pentru a participa la ultimul si etern repetatul act al evolutiei umane: adorarea navei, adorarea unui creator...

(nemira.ro, 21 ron)

Dave Thompson - Smoke on the water (The Deep Purple Story)

Dave Thompson - Smoke on the water (The Deep Purple Story)

(2004, 432pg, en)

From their grandiose inception in 1968 to the release of their latest album in 2003, this comprehensive look at Deep Purple's career paints a vivid portrait of the music scene that influenced the band and their effect on a generation of new musicians. Candid interviews with band members, friends, and fans trace the turbulent history of the band, including the acrimonious departures of legendary members Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore and the death of guitarist Tommy Bolin. For die-hard fans and rock aficionados, this musical biography discloses insights into the staying power of this classic band.

Frank Herbert - Pandora, Incidentul Iisus

Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom - Pandora, Incidentul Iisus

(725pg, ro, 1979)

Pandora. Incidentul Iisus este prima parte din Trilogia Pandora.

Raja Flattery, un preot-psihiatru a contribuit decisiv la dezvoltarea unei vaste constiinte artificiale – nava – menite sa conduca omenirea catre stele. Dar nava isi faureste propriul ei destin demiurgic. Astfel, Raja va fi trezit din somnul criogenic pentru a-si asuma rolul mantuitorului si pentru a participa la ultimul si etern repetatul act al evolutiei umane: adorarea navei, adorarea unui creator...

(Nemira, nemira.ro, 20 ron)

Frankie Boyle - My Shit Life So Far

Frankie Boyle - My Shit Life So Far

(2009, 442pg, en)

Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as he doesn't accidentally kill a student nurse when a party gets out of hand. I don't think anyone can have written an autobiography without at some point thinking "Why would anyone want to know this shit?" I've always read them thinking "I don't want to know where Steve Tyler grew up, just tell me how many groupies he f**ked!"' So begins Frankie's outrageous, laugh-out loud, cynical rant on life as he knows it. From growing up in Pollockshaws, Glasgow ('it was an aching cement void, a slap in the face to Childhood, and for the family it was a step up'), to his rampant teenage sex drive ('in those days if you glimpsed a nipple on T.V. it was like porn Christmas'), and first job working in a mental hospital ('where most evenings were spent persuading an old man in his pants not to eat a family sized block of cheese'), nothing is out of bounds.

(15.99 £ play.com)

Philip K Dick - Vânătorul de recompense

Philip K Dick - Vânătorul de recompense

(visează androizii oi electrice?)

(377pg, ro, 1968)

Pentru Philip K. Dick viitorul nu suna bine! Ne aflam la ani buni dupa sfarsitul unui Razboi Mondial a carui efecte ulterioare, au silit majoritatea locuitorilor sa emigreze pe alte planete.

Pe un Pamant cu o populatie de animale aflata in pragul extinctiei, cu o atmosfera poluata de un praf radioactiv nociv, foarte putini sunt cei care nu au vrut sa-l parasesca. Pentru a se usura munca, marile corporatii au recurs la producerea de androizi, ce au devenit din ce in ce mai performanti, ajungandu-se ca ultimul model produs, Nexus-6, sa constituie o replica fidela a omului, destul de greu de depistat, insa nu imposibil.

Umanizarea acestor entitatii organice de sine statatoare este si subiectul, pe care ni-l propune autorul si care-l “macina” (poate nu prea mult timp, daca luam in considerare sfarsitul cartii) si pe Rick Deckard, vanator de recompense in cadrul politiei San Francisco. De cand i-a murit oaia adevarata, spera ca va reusi sa stranga suficienti bani din recompense pentru a-si cumpara alta sau orice alt animal adevarat, renuntand la inlocuitorul electronic.

Nancy Kress - Spaţiul probabilistic

Nancy Kress - Spaţiul probabilistic

(2002, ro, 389 pg)

Avand Artefactul Protector drept scut pentru intregul sistem solar, omenirea pare in siguranta - cel putin in ceea ce priveste un eventual atac din partea fallerilor. Dar razboiul este departe de a se fi incheiat; dimpotriva, s-a ajuns la un impas. Exista voci tot mai numeroase care afirma ca generalul Stefanak nu initiaza actiuni militare suficient de dure impotriva dusmanilor extraterestri. In urma unei lovituri de stat, puterea ajunge in mainile amiralului Pierce, pe care multi il considera nebun. Lipsit de intelepciune si de realism, Pierce urmareste victoria cu orice pret in razboiul cu fallerii, ignorand complet posibilitatea de a distruge spatiul-timpul si, prin aceasta, toate formele de viata existente in Univers. Intoarcerea pe planeta Lumea a doi fosti membri ai expeditiei care a adus omenirii Artefactul se transforma intr-o misiune de-a dreptul nebuneasca de salvare a Universului.

Philip K. Dick – Timpul dezarticulat

Philip K. Dick – Timpul dezarticulat

(1959, 390pg, ro)

1959. Ragle Gumm locuieste intr-o suburbie a unui oras din S.U.A. El este cel care, facand asocieri ce frizeaza genialul, raspunde aproape fara gres la intrebarea “Unde-l gasim maine pe omuletul verde?” in cadrul unui concurs initiat de un ziar local. Atmosfera linistita a anilor ’50, normalitatea, optimismul Americii aflate in plin boom economic, banii castigati cu usurinta, seninatatea captiveaza si distrag atentia cititorului. Bineinteles, un Philip K. Dick preocupat de natura realitatii, ce putea face decat sa intoarca totul pe dos?! Nimic nu este ceea ce pare! Ne aflam de fapt in 1998 (sic!), in plin razboi civil, iar lui Ragle Gumm i se “insceneaza” o viata perfecta.

Paul Midler - Poorly Made in China

Paul Midler - Poorly Made in China

(2009, 254pg, en)

Midler writes: Poorly Made in China is a reminiscence of my years spent in China manufacturing. The book explores a broad range of topics through a behind-the-scenes narrative set primarily in China. One of the book’s primary themes deals with a natural link that exists between business and culture. China is a different place, as most already know or imagine.

(Amazon, 25$)

Russ Kick - 50 Things you're not supposed to know

Russ Kick - 50 Things you're not supposed to know

(2003, en, 69pg)

Russ Kick has proved himself a master at uncovering facts that "they" would prefer you never hear about. The giant Disinformation Guide series edited by Kick has become the definitive place to find revelations about government cover-ups, scientific scams, corporate crimes, medical malfeasance, historical whitewashes, media manipulation, and other knock-your-socks-off secrets and lies.This CD-sized book packs the same powerful punch in a small, attractive package. Among Kick's amazing discoveries, all thoroughly documented:

The first genetically modified humans have already been born.
Hitler's blood relatives are living in the U.S.
The CIA commits over 100,000 serious crimes per year.
The U.S. planned to explode an atomic bomb on the moon.
An atomic bomb was dropped on North Carolina.
The main hero of the movie Black Hawk Down is a convicted child molester.
The discoverer of HIV no longer believes the virus is the sole cause of AIDS.
Kent State wasn't the only massacre of U.S. college students during the Vietnam era.
Lincoln didn't free any slaves.

A uniquely valuable tool to debunk modern mythology and the people and institutions serving it up, 50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know makes an amazing gift item and will prove just as essential in fashionable bathrooms as on the most well-heeled coffee tables.

Nancy Kress - Soarele probabilistic

Nancy Kress - Soarele probabilistic

(2001, ro, 580pg)

"Razboiul cu fallerii continua, nu neaparat in avantajul omenirii. Agresivii extraterestrii beneficiaza de o tehnologie spectaculoasa, care-i apara de actiunea celor mai puternice arme. Pentru a avea sanse de a invinge, oamenii trebuie sa gaseasca ori un echivalent al misteriosului scut, ori o modalitate de a-i anihila efectele.
In Soarele probabilistic, continuarea romanului Luna Probabilistica, Nancy Kress creeaza o noua aventura interstelara complexa, alerta, de neuitat."

Nancy Kress - Luna probabilistică

Nancy Kress - Luna probabilistică

(2000, 592pg, ro)

Omenirea a colonizat numeropase sisteme solare, folosind tehnologia straveche a portilor stelare, lasata mostenire de o rasa deosebit de avansata, de mult disparuta. Dar specia umana se afla in razboi intergalactic cu niste extraterestrii misteriosi si o pandeste pericolul de a fi invinsa.

In contextul acestei situatii extrem de instabile este descoperita o noua planeta, locuita de o rasa umanoida pasnica, aflata la nicelul preindustrial de civilizatie si cu o particularitate stranie: realitatea este mereu aceeasi pentru toti. O echipa de savanti este trimisa sa studieze aceasta rasa, fara a sti ca misiunea sa constituie o acoperire pentru operatiunea militara ce vizeaza un presupus satelit natural al planetei – dar care nu este luna, ci un artefact incredibil de vechi, aparat de o tehnologie extrem de avansata.

In explorarea planetei, oamenii de stiinta se confrunta cu humanoizii care incearca sa stabileasca daca intrusii pamanteni trebuie ucisi sau nu. In scurt timp, misteriosii extraterestrii sosesc in in sistemul solar, aducand cu ei razboiul, si situatia devine de-a dreptul exploziva.

Gerard Klein - Sceptrul hazardului

Gerard Klein - Sceptrul hazardului

(1992, ro, 252pg)

Bilele Mașinii Hazardului formează un nume, cel al noului conducător suprem al omenirii, stocasticul. Lui Ingmar London, căruia îi plac cărțile și liniștea, nu îi vine să își creadă ochilor când află că este vorba despre numele său.

Deși nu are niciun mijloc pentru a-și exercita puterea, nu are de ales. Dar London află află că stocasticul anterior a fost ucis. Și, când aude rafalele trecându-i pe lângă urechi, începe să se teamă cu adevărat.

Situația este foarte încurcată. În spațiu, omenirea a întâlnit nave străine, în timp ce, pe Pământ, paria, indigenii, se agită. Iar pe culoarele Palatului comploturile se desfășoară în voie, sub ochiul impasibil al Mașinii.

Singura șansă de a scăpa pare a fi fuga, dar cum să facă acest lucru, când toată lumea îi cunoaște chipul și când cineva vrea să facă din el un trofeu?