Political Satire

London, 2045. Three months into the Coffee Wars, and Britain's caffeine supplies are at critical levels. Brits are drinking even more tea than usual, keeping a stiff upper lip and praying for an end to it all. A secret government coffee stockpile could save the day...but then mysteriously disappears overnight. One man is asked to unravel the missing-coffee mystery. His name is Pond. Howie Pond. And he's in desperate need of a triple espresso.

In this intense detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary, Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately "benefit humanity".

An American politician, frustrated with the inner workings of the political systems, demands dues be paid by Great Britain for the War of 1812. After being institutionalized and thrown out of office, he finds himself uncovering a plot no one would have ever imagined. This third release by Sir Wisely McDickens takes a different tone than his first two releases, but within this dramatic tail, you'll find much of the same humor that has made Sir Wisely a house hold name in the very household he resides in.

Perebius Peddler is an inventor in a land dead-set on never changing. But that won’t stop him… Perebius has heard of the mythical city of Paragon across the mountains. And he wants in. Unfortunately, the Duke of this dreadful realm doesn’t want his subjects leaving. To win his freedom, Perebius must conquer three trials. And even then, hope may just be beyond his grasp… But freedom is worth fighting for. And Perebius is ready for the trials. The Trials of Perebius Peddler is a satirical short story written like a fable, drawing on inspirations like Monty Python and the absurdity of ...

Big Nuts, the book Ayn Rand would have written if she had a sense of humor and a page limit. In the Boardroom of Dough Inc., the #1 manufacturer of donuts, éclairs, and sundry fattening pastries, the executive team grapples with the company’s future. Little do they know, the State Governor, his trusty campaign advisor, and his aide de camp, are meeting with a concerned pediatric oncologist, self-appointed head of her newly formed Healthy Children Action Committee. Together, they plan a new government-led assault to save weight-challenged kids from high calorie foods. Worse, Dough Inc.’...

What if the United States of America were no longer united? The Green Forest, the first book in The Divided Stories of America, is equal parts dystopian sci-fi, satirical comedy, and classic love story. The USA is dead. In its wake lie four autonomous territories: the Southeast, the Pacific, the Frontier, and the Northeast. The last of these is ruled by an authoritarian corporatocracy that uses AI technology, social credit scores, and a central bank digital currency to subjugate the masses. It's a green forest of greedy creeps and broken beasts. It's the place Finn Culligan calls home. In ...

From the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a "brilliant...enchanting novel" (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in 18th-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition.

From short, fat, bald John Adams' wig-throwing tantrums during the 1800 election to Abraham Lincoln's decision to grow a beard in 1860; from John F. Kennedy's choice to forgo the fedora at his inauguration to John Kerry's decision to get Botoxed for the 2004 race; from the Golden Age of Facial Hair (1860-1912) to the Age of the Banker (1912-1960); from Washington's false teeth to George W. Bush's workout regimen, Project President tells the story of America's love affair with presidential looks and appearance.

Blending fact and fiction, China Dream is an unflinching satire of totalitarianism. Ma Daode, a corrupt and lecherous party official, is feeling pleased with himself. He has an impressive office, three properties, and multiple mistresses who text him day and night. After decades of loyal service, he has been appointed director of the China Dream Bureau, charged with replacing people's private dreams with President Xi Jinping's great China Dream of national rejuvenation.

Fed up with the Republican Right? Then you'll love Al Franken's scathingly hilarious look at America's largest talk show host and his conservative cronies. Funny yet uncompromisingly fair, Franken tackles the issues - and the politicians - in ways few have dared.

As the title states, The Fiend in His Own Form is a satirical political allegory related in the form of a vampire story. Joshua Hauley is a washed-up middle-aged lout who lets his hormones do the thinking for him one too many times. The encounter makes him a vampire, and his murderous rampage attracts the attention of one Detective Morticia Karljice of the St. Louis Police department. We soon find that her determination to apprehend Hauley is not strictly civic minded. Karljice must negotiate the wavering line between doing her duty as a police officer and protecting secret interests of her...

*ADVENTURE *YOUTH *COMING-OF-AGE *CLEAN AND HEALTHY *HERO'S JOURNEY Based on the concepts and structure of Joseph Campbell's 'HERO'S JOURNEY' and Carl Jung's archetypes, TREVONDOR is a Youth Adventure like you've never seen before! The Republic of Trevondor is a vast and mysterious island isolated from the outer continents by seas of nearly infinite expanse. Its four states, Ironforge in the north, Aurelia in the south, Spine in the west, and Nereid in the east, are linked by roads that lead to the center of the continent, culminating in the capital, the Circle City of Eulolia, the seat of ...

Drumpf & Sons: Capitol Gains A Novel of Power, Profit, and the Privatization of a Presidency In the United Republic of Columbia, democracy didn’t die — it got a rebrand. When billionaire-turned-President Ron Drumpf reclaims the Ivory House, he brings his children, his company, and his golden furniture with him. What follows is a blisteringly absurd and disturbingly plausible descent into dynastic rule, where national assets are auctioned to shell companies, foreign autocrats are rewarded with government contracts, and loyalty to the ruling family is rewarded with pardons — or profit. ...

Care to sell your soul? Imagine all that money! Fear not 'tis but a metaphor. Simply look inside this book and see for yourself! it's a sort of "how to manual" with many insiders definitions... And the salesman is handsome, vaguely foreign, & possessed of obvious...Intelligence. He has an air of sophistication for he is "a man of wealth and taste". A witty look at the strange world of inter-dimensional diplomatic missions , . . The Devil's Diplomatic Dictionary brings a light-hearted laugh to the world of diplomacy, providing funny definitions of the most common terms and phrases of ...

Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain - and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way; not the opposition, nor the dissenters within his own party. Not even the rules of parliamentary democracy. In this bitingly funny Kafkaesque satire, Ian McEwan engages with scabrous humor a very recognizable political world and turns it on its head.

Bonk and his mate Hedz are an ordinary caveman and cavewoman struggling with the everyday existence that comes when one's place in the food chain isn't all that clear. If creating fire, dodging volcano eruptions and outrunning saber tooth tigers isn’t stressing enough, their daily survival is interrupted when a strange little caveman named Lob arrives in the village. Lob convinces their leader, Chief Wug, that a neighboring tribe is amassing weapons of mass destruction in preparation for an assault on their village. As Lob gains more influence on their chief, the tiny community of ...

“Acerbic, funny, …a delightfully heightened portrayal of modern society.” Kirkus Reviews Feel the Burn by Carra Roe is a razor-sharp satire that chronicles an affluent, dysfunctional family from New York City as they navigate the treacherous waters of modern American politics. At the center of this darkly comedic tale are three siblings: a populist brother with presidential ambitions, a progressive sister who will stop at nothing to prevent her brother's political ambitions from being realized, and a third sibling intent on keeping the peace. Meanwhile, the family’s fallen patriarch...

A book for people who laugh at things people aren't supposed to laugh at! Discover what happens in tiny, rural North Fork, CT--pop. 2000--after Wall Street causes a total US financial meltdown. Institutional collapse follows as all funding evaporates. Soon there are no Connecticut police since they walk off the job after their pay stops for good. The prison guards release all prisoners and go home. Mobs form in the cities. The little town is on its own. The town's aging band of wealthy do-gooders improvise a drastic new approach to free healthcare. News comes that the mob plans to attack ...

In What Just Happened?! Marina Hyde slashes her way through the hellscape of post-referendum politics, where the chaos never stops. Clamber aboard as we relive every inspirational moment of magic, from David Cameron to Theresa May to Boris Johnson.

The Committee, an international cabal of industrialists and media barons, is on the verge of privatizing all information. Dear Diary, an idealistic online Underground, stands in the way of that takeover, using radical politics, classic spycraft, and technology that makes Big Data look like dial-up. Into this secret battle stumbles an unlikely trio: Leila Majnoun, a disillusioned non-profit worker; Leo Crane, an unhinged trustafarian; and Mark Deveraux, a phony self-betterment guru who works for the Committee.