George Orwell 1947 140p MMPB A concise novella dealing with the rise and betrayal of the revolution waged by over-worked animals on a little farm. A great explanation of recuperation and the corruption of power. $1-5 Other works involving george orwell, totalitarianism, recuperation, communism, work, stalin, dystopia, fiction
Peterson Field Guides 1998 400p 4.5 x 7 Includes descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of North American mammals. More than 1,000 illustrations show individual tracks, different track patterns, animals in their habitats, droppings, and gnawed trees. $5-15 Other works invovling field guides, animals, the wild, … Continue reading Animal Tracks →
Keiko Kasza 1993 16p 7 x 9 In this picture book, Choco is a little bird who lives all alone. He wishes he had a mother, but who could his mother be? While searching for her, Chocho is told over and over that different animals cannot be his mother … Continue reading A Mother for Choco →
The False Opposition of Animal Liberation A Murder of Crows 2007 44p 4 x 5 Originally published in the second issue of A Murder of Crows, this text is a good critique of many of the pitfalls of the animal liberation movement — coming from a pro-animal perspective. The Harvest of Dead Elephants … Continue reading The Harvest of Dead Elephants →
A Factor of Evolution Peter Kropotkin 1902 336p 5 x 8 Kropotkin posits that the most effective human and animal communities are essentially cooperative, rather than competitive. Essential to the understanding of human evolution as well as social organization, this book offers a powerful counterpoint to the tenets of … Continue reading Mutual Aid →
Peter Kropotkin 1887 387p 5 x 8 Nearly a century has passed since Kropotkin wrote In Russian and French Prisons, yet his criticisms of the penal system have lost none of their relevance. Prisons—far from reforming the offender, or deterring crime—are, in themselves, ‘schools of crime’. Every year, thousands of prisoners are … Continue reading In Russian and French Prisons →
Annals of the Western Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 2004 304p 6 x 9 Scattered among poor, desolate farms, the clans of the Uplands possess gifts. Wondrous gifts: the ability–with a glance, a gesture, a word–to summon animals, bring forth fire, move the land. Fearsome gifts: They can twist a limb, … Continue reading Gifts →
A Cavalier History of Surrealism Jules-François Dupuis 1977 131p 5 x 8 This pseudonymous account of surrealism by Raoul Vaneigem offers an answer to the question, “What was living and what was dead in Surrealism?” Though blistering in its criticism of surrealism’s artistic and political aporias, … Continue reading New Arrivals →
Stan Tekiela 2001 300p 4.5 x 6 Dozens of the most common birds found in missouri. Each bird has its own full color photo and descriptions of its appearance, nest, nesting, feeding and easy-to-follow comparisons to similar birds. $4-10 Other works involving field guides, birds, animals, nature, the wild
Breakaway CD 2014 Breakaway is a darkwave/dance/punk/neofolk/witch house musician out of the north. Tracks: 1. Long Goodbye 4:05 2. The Crashers And The Snappers 3:44 3. Flotsam And Jetsam 3:56 4. At A Time 3:01 5. That Are Told That Unfold 3:22 6. … Continue reading Postcarious →