Social Satire

"Narrated with wry undertones by Helen Laser... [who] takes Clo’s wry and self-injurious attitude and makes her relatable instead of unlikeable. [Laser] can fluidly vacillate from the “showhorse” privileged voice of Davis to the “workhorses” like Clo who endure dysmorphia and private...

It’s impossible to go a full day without using snark, so why fight it? Snark is everywhere, from television to movies to everyday life. This lively collection provides hours of entertainment - better than an Etch A Sketch, and more fun than Silly Putty! At the heart of it, being in a state of snark can be one of the most useful tools at one’s disposal and hence (yes, I used “hence”), a powerful way to get what you want. With snark, you can catch people completely off-guard, and royally piss them off.

From “one of the best new voices in horror fiction” (Brian Keene, Bram Stoker Award–winning author), this darkly satirical supernatural thriller follows a would-be influencer whose dreams of online fame spiral into nightmare territory when she encounters a mysterious and dangerous social...

Emma Woodhouse thinks she knows best when it comes to love—but matchmaking in her quiet English village is far messier than she imagines. This refreshed edition of Jane Austen's beloved classic features clean, modern formatting, contemporary typography, and gently clarified language that removes distractions while preserving Austen's wit, irony, and charm. Ideal for new readers and longtime fans alike, it offers a smooth, engaging reading experience without altering the original story or characters. Step into the elegant drawing rooms and country lanes of Regency-era England, where social...

In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience, revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental, more basic, than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world-other people and our relation to them.

Campbell Flynn, art historian, professor, and fêted fixture of the literati, always knew that when his life came crashing down, it would happen in public—yet he never imagined that a single year in London would expose so much. He’s never taken other people half as seriously as they take themselves, which is the first of his mistakes. The second is a new project: opportunistic and precisely calibrated to rake in a fortune.

A classic guide to tricks and tactics for winning arguments, with commentary on the use of and defense against each tactic. The best summary of this audiobook is "being right doesn’t mean you’re gonna win, and this is why". It’s the ultimate guide to spotting the many different kinds of bull people pull in order to win over the crowd, rather than argue the point at hand. There’s very few of them that don’t immediately bring examples to mind, and having it laid out clearly like this is the perfect armour to stop people derailing you.

In Don't Vote - It Just Encourages the Bastards, best-selling humorist P. J. O’Rourke delivers a hilarious theory of politics.

America’s most subversive conservative, O’Rourke describes government as a devil’s bargain between power, freedom, and responsibility, and goes on to hilariously skewer the politicians who have bargained with us to consolidate power, and the many mini-bargains and evasions that citizens have made with the consequences of their choices.

Gabriel never set out to change the world. He just wanted a date. Armed with an exceptional nose and a stubborn dream, the young perfumer spends years searching for the ultimate scent — one that makes men irresistible to women. When he finally perfects his formula, Cupid, the results are beyond anything he imagined. Women swoon. Shy men become irresistible. Even lifelong singles are suddenly tying the knot. But there’s a side effect no one expected: Cupid doesn’t just spark attraction — it inspires honesty. Painfully, embarrassingly honest confessions. As the fragrance takes the ...

Bill Hicks: 100+ unfiltered quotes on life, advertising, and revolution. Tear down the lies & choose love over fear. The definitive guide to the essential social critic. Unlock the Genius of Bill Hicks: The Unflinching Voice That Still Echoes Are you tired of the lies, the media madness, and the corporate illusions? Do you believe there's more to life than the daily grind? Then you need the unfiltered, explosive wisdom of Bill Hicks. More than a comedian, Hicks was a philosopher with a microphone, a prophet of rage, and the definitive social critic of his generation. This essential ...

En Galerna nunca pasa nada. O eso decían… Hasta que volvió Anisín, cuarentón desempleado y galernino de pura cepa. Recién regresado de una odisea absurda por las Rías Baixas y furioso por un bando municipal que prohíbe los excrementos de perro, decide meterse en política. ¿El resultado? Una candidatura disparatada con un partido que se llama A.N.O., una campaña improvisada entre borracheras, conspiraciones de chigre, caciques seniles, periodistas pesados y rivales aún más bobos que él. Escrita con humor feroz, ritmo endiablado y mucho acento astur, Rediós es una sátira ...

Twenty-one unpleasant and inconvenient nightmares from Humanity’s future. Author Jaymes Shore’s fourth anthology of speculative fiction features satirical, bleak, and disturbing visions of greed, ignorance, and arrogance. Humanity fails at every step as America blows up the moon for national security reasons (one small misstep for mankind), botches up a critical time travel mission (there are no smart phones in the past), transports oil infested with ancient hungry creatures through leaking pipelines, and houses the middle class in cardboard boxes. Other blunders include a restaurant ...

Sheriff Gus has a problem. Maximillian Sagan—robot owner and space entrepreneur—just informed the good officer a murderer is among the guests of his latest garden party. This poses a small problem—as far as Gus can tell, no one’s actually been murdered. Fortified with a stiff drink, a lesson on space economics, and the world’s most boring treatise on Greek philosophy, Gus sets out to uncover the killer. Or at least find a body. The situation becomes more urgent when Sagan perishes in an apparent collision with a chunk of falling space debris. Was Maximillian Sagan just incredibly ...

Like many immigrants before him, Torres Medina sets out to do the job American-born citizens won’t: make the US immigration process accessible, relatable, and, hey, a little bit funny. With an outsider’s eye, an insider’s affection, and a biting, humorous flair, Torres Medina invites listeners from all passport lines to explore the multiple paths and potholes of moving to America, and experience just how many choices it takes to choose a new home.

Everything is all Doug’s fault. The Horn of Destiny is missing from the Seraphim Symphonic practice room and the Apocalypse is set to begin prematurely. He always was a clumsy GA-1 (Guardian Angel First Degree). No wonder he never got promoted. Now the fate of the world rests in the hands of his human client, a mentally unstable trumpet player named Steve who takes all his advice from his pet cat Smokey. Oh, and someone on earth had the bright idea to run the dreaded Horn of Destiny through a 3-D printer and sell copies on eBay. God help us all!

LoveStar, the enigmatic and obsessively driven founder of the LoveStar corporation, has unlocked the key to transmitting data via birdwaves, thus freeing mankind from wires and devices, and allowing consumerism, technology, and science to run rampant over all aspects of daily life. Cordless modern men and women are paid to howl advertisements at unsuspecting passers-by, REGRET machines eliminate doubt over roads not taken, soul mates are identified and brought together (while existing, unscientifically validated relationships are driven remorselessly asunder), and rocketing the dead into the sky becomes both a status symbol and a beautiful, cathartic show.

George Carlin's most ruthless, hilarious, and relevant quotes on politics, religion, and the "stuff" of American life. Essential reading for every cynical idealist. The Lexicon of Scorn: 100 Axioms on Stupidity, Stuff, and Systemic Bullshit "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." That single quote sums up the genius, rage, and clarity of George Carlin—the prophet of nihilism who spent fifty years dissecting American hypocrisy and institutional fraud. This book is not just a collection of jokes; it is an arsenal of truth. The Lexicon of...

Ketamine: A Collection of Dystopian Fiction Short Stories Step into the shadowed corridors of power, deception, and human frailty in Ketamine, where dystopian landscapes collide with raw satire and the haunting absudity that is modern American politics. From the fall of clown-governed republics to corporate empires fueled by greed, this collection explores the grotesque tragedy of humanity’s struggles against its own creations. James Bachman delivers an unflinching vision of society’s descent into chaos, where rebellion simmers, power corrupts, and survival demands a price. Perfect for ...

David Toussaint takes you on a journey through the center of "his" earth in TOUSSAINT! Satirical and sentimental, biting and bold, Toussaint combines pop culture, the political landscape, a dazzling array of divas, and his own self-indulgent past in ways few authors have ever attempted. Once you stop laughing at the writer's self-deprecation twinged with Chelsea Boy narcissism, you'll recognize an undercurrent of all-too familiar pain. His articles are "…melodies in my head, verses, some short, some long, some happy and some sad. While at times they touch on the world, at other times they...

Shy, observant, and quietly resilient, Fanny Price steps into a world of privilege that never fully welcomes her—until everything depends on what she sees and believes. This refreshed edition of Mansfield Park is adapted for modern readers with clean, consistent formatting, contemporary typography, and lightly clarified language. Austen’s wit, dialogue, and narrative voice are carefully preserved while archaic expressions and confusing punctuation are gently smoothed, making the story more accessible without losing its classic charm. Set in the refined drawing rooms and sweeping grounds...