AOT #58: Gerry Spence Podcasts Bloodthirsty Bitches and Pious Pimps of Power
March 27, 2007 by Rob
Filed under Book Store Events
Gerry Spence, bestselling author and legendary defense attorney, discusses his new book, Bloodthirsty Bitches and Pious Pimps of Power: The Rise and Risks of the New Conservative Hate Culture. “Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Nancy Grace, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Pat Robertson – their faces and voices are ubiquitous as they drown out all debate, using God’s and Jesus’s names to justify oppression and ignorance.” Using the full force of his own rhetorical skills, Spence exposes the people behind the words and carves their arguments with the rough edge of his tongue.
($23.95) St. Martin’s Press ISBN #312-36153-x. You can visit Gerry Spence’s official web site as well.
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AOT #57: Les Claypool Podcasts South of the Pumphouse
March 9, 2007 by Rob
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Les Claypool, art-rock pioneer, bassist, and front man for the band Primus, reads from and discusses his debut novel, South of the Pumphouse. A dark, clever tale of two brothers, a fishing tip, misconceptions, drugs and murder, South of the Pumphouse skillfully combines classic motifs of epic struggle and intelligent layers of imagery. Like Claypool’s music, the material is innovative, highly independent and excruciatingly though provoking.
($14.95) akashic books ISBN #1-933354-06-2. You can visit Les Claypool’s official web site as well.
AOT #56: Jeff Shaara Podcasts The Rising Tide
March 1, 2007 by Rob
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Jeff Shaara, a modern master of the historical novel, has painted brilliant descriptions of the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and World War I. Shaara discusses his new book, The Rising Tide, his most ambitious epic yet and the first book in a trilogy about WWII, the military conflict that defined the twentieth century. “This is Jeff Shaara at his best, givng us another superb historically grounded novel of one of the most dramatic struggles of WWII.” — George McGovern
($27.95) Ballantine Books ISBN #0-345-46141-x. You can visit Jeff Shaara’s official web site as well.
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