Quirky surrealism and inventive humor define this debut collection of fantastical tales, showcasing lives on the fringe of the familiar. The stories blend absurdity with buffoonery, pushing characters and scenarios to their limits in a unique and engaging way. This exciting new voice in comic writing invites readers to explore the absurdly ridiculous, offering a fresh perspective on the world through its imaginative narratives.
The collection features Martin Smith's first three books of humor, presenting forty brilliantly crafted stories that blend wit and absurdity. From a llama's journey to happiness to a grandfather's fantastical tale of outsmarting God in football, these narratives highlight Smith's unique comedic style and imaginative storytelling. Each tale invites readers into whimsical and surreal worlds that are both uncanny and relatable, showcasing the author's remarkable ability to evoke laughter through unexpected scenarios.
Filled with absurd surrealism and sharp insights, this collection features fourteen madcap tales that promise endless entertainment. Martin Smith and his quirky cast of characters return to deliver a humorous experience that captures the essence of fun and creativity, making it a delightful read for those seeking laughter and whimsy.
Illuminates Virginia Woolf and several contemporary writers and artists through new research and discoveries. -- .
When seven weekend adventurers from either side of the Atlantic meet in Geneva, the trip that follows turns into the most memorable journey...
When it comes to photography and creative art few can combine the two better than award winning photographer, Martin Smith. It takes a few seconds for most photographers to take a picture but in Martin's case it can take him hours to compose and create the shot before he even clicks the shutter. Take a journey into his world of creative photography, a world where photography, art, word play and humour come together in an exciting, different and amusing way. See what his critics mean when they say "Martin has created a whole new genre in photographic art."
These lively and candid letters from Rose Macaulay to her first cousin Jean Smith are previously unknown. Macaulay was one of the most versatile, successful, and significant writers in the first half of the twentieth century, Smith a talented but diffident and depressive poet who was briefly an Anglican nun before converting to Roman Catholicism. The letters throw fascinating and often amusing light not only on the writer's private life, unconventional character, and varied career, but also on the lively literary and social circles in which she moved. They are essential reading for all interested in British literary culture and women's writing.
Overview of the value of skeletal remains as evidence for past conflicts
This book offers a comparative analysis of the approaches, policies and records of the Clinton administration and the current administration of George W. Bush with regard to key foreign policy issues. In Part One the three issues identified by the Bush administration in the post -9/11 security environment as being at the heart of a threat 'nexus' will be examined and assessed. Chapter One will consider the respective responses to the threats and challenges posed by international terrorism, particularly of the militant Islamic type. Chapter Two will focus on the so-called 'rogue states'; first systematically identified as such during President Clinton's term of office. Chapter Three will round out this section by examining the US response to the actual and potential proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), most especially by 'rogue' states. In Part Two attention will turn to debates surrounding the nature of US engagement with key regions and states. These debates preceded 9/11 and were prominent during the Clinton years. They have enjoyed continuing currency during the current Bush administration. Chapter Four will examine US policy towards the Middle East since 1993, with a particular focus on the Israel-Palestinian peace process. The analytical agenda for Chapter Five will focus on relations with China and Russia, arguably the two most challenging and important single-state relationships that have confronted US policy-makers since the end of the Cold War. Possibly the best-known of all the debates that have surrounded their respective foreign policies relate to Clinton's alleged predilection for multilateral approaches to international relations and to dealing with security problems and the contrast with Bush's supposed hard-edged unilateralism. The two chapters in Part Three will be focused on these issues