"While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first...

"Following the ... success of his New York Times bestseller Dumpty comes ... Lithgow's next book of satirical poetry chronicling Trump and his administration--with poems of the impeachment and beyond"--

One of Samuel Butler's most famous works, "Erewhon" is the story of a fictional country in which Butler satirizes the Victorian society of the time in which he lived. An anagram of the word "nowhere," "Erewhon" upon first impression appears to be a utopian society. However as the country is further detailed is becomes apparent that this is clearly not the case. The titular setting of the novel is loosely based on Butler's experiences as a young man...

'Erewhon', set in a thinly disguised New Zealand, ended with the escape of its protagonist from the native Erewhonians by balloon. In the sequel, narrated by his son John. Higgs returns to Erewhon and meets his former lover Yram, who is now the mother of his son George. He discovers that he is now worshipped as "the Sunchild". He finds himself in danger from the villainous Professors Hanky and Panky, who are determined to protect Sunchildism from...

A hilarious yet frightening speculative romp into our near future. "The Mouse Who Poked an Elephant" and "Mouse Bear and Elephant Games" (Book Two) discuss how greed must give way to sustainability, the horrifying effects these economic and political changes will have on (wealthy) Baby Boomers, and how developed nations may react when faced with the next depression. "The Mouse Who Poked an Elephant" (Book 1) and "Mouse, Bear and Elephant Games" (Book...

"Things have never been better in Animal Town. All animals are free, and animal does not kill animal." In an anthropomorphic world reminiscent of George Orwell's Animal Farm, predator and prey species of the American prairie have built a democratic, capitalist society where animals live together in harmony. Then, for the first time in memory, a predator kills a prey. The tragedy triggers a resurgence of species-based politics that threatens the...

"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical masterpiece that employs biting wit and irony to address the pressing issue of poverty and overpopulation in 18th-century Ireland. Swift's proposal, presented in a straightforward and logical manner, suggests a shocking and absurd solution to the problem: the consumption of infants. As readers delve into this essay, they quickly realize that Swift's proposal is not to be taken seriously but is...

Donald Trump's depraved, unquenchable thirst for gauche iconification made him, a demagogic savior for an electorally declining conservative movement absorbed in an insular, persecution-complexed zeitgeist of xenophobia and ends-justify-the-means political villainy. Satire In The Trump Years mocks all of that with savage humor, and Dash MacIntyre's collection of satire and parody caricatures the Trump family and administration, Trump's Congressional...