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Presidential Campaign Posters

Whatever your view on American foreign policy down the years, there can be no denying the significant and far-reaching impact the American nation has had on the world. From Roosevelt to Nixon, from Kennedy to Bush, American presidents across the generations have been at the heart of some of the key events in world history.

Goliath

Goliath is a strange book in that in many respects, it defies classification; it seems to inhabit that murky grey area between extended comic strip, and graphic novel. Weighing in at just under a hundred pages, you get relatively little for your £14.99, though what you do get is beautifully presented, from the simple yet striking hardcover to the lovingly-drawn illustrations.

Taft 2012

On first impression you might be forgiven for thinking Taft 2012 is a cheap “tie-in” – a work destined for the bargain basement, and cunningly crafted to make a fast buck from the buzz surrounding the American presidential election.

Love, Sex and Other Natural Disasters

With monthly web traffic in excess of 7.5million hits per month the Onion is one of the world’s leading satirical / alternative news publications. Due for release in February 2012, the Onion presents Love, Sex and Other Natural Disasters – a collection of more than one hundred news stories that capture the heartbreak and hilarity of the human experience, with stories ranging from “Horrified Man Looks on Powerlessly As He Ruins Date” to “Girlfriend Changes Man Into Someone She’s Not Interested In”.

Broetry

Broetry: a book of poetry, but for ‘bros’.

Penned by ‘voice of the Everyman’ Brian McGackin, Broetry is an attempt to reinterpret what McGackin considers to be an effete, rapidly-shrinking form of literature with ‘little popularity’. It is an attempt to make poetry accessible to men, who according to McGackin, find poetry of little relevance in the modern-day world.