‘New ‘Handbook for Aspiring Savages’ Offers Tips and Tricks for Grabbing Life By The Neck and Choking it into Submission.
BARBARIANS:
A HANDBOOK FOR ASPIRING SAVAGES
PASSAIC, NJ, August 12, 2012 — Ours is an age of anxiety, where nothing is certain. Economic and natural disasters surround us like sharks around a raft made of steak. But in these dark times, a new hope lights our way: The barbarians are at the gate! “What better way to solve the problems of modern civilization than to burn it to the ground?,” they ask. Will you heed the call of the man-beast?
In his refreshing new study, “Barbarians: A Handbook for Aspiring Savages” (October 2011, Insight Editions), Barbarian Studies scholar Dr. Byron Clavicle takes readers on a tour of authentic barbarian culture, led by his native informant Grüte Skullbasher and the shining examples of the Beastmaster, Deathstalker, Ator the Fighting Eagle, and the Barbarian Queen. Together, Clavicle and Skullbasher cover the basics of barbarianism, offering an introduction to the savage lifestyle accessible to even the most repressed, silk-wearin', flower sniffin' dilettante.
“Barbarians: A Handbook for Aspiring Savages” doesn’t pull any punches or cover any nipples: this is an unflinching summary of good, old-fashioned gritty antisocial values. This back-to-basics primer tells readers how to fight back against the woes of the age, using methods dating back to humankind's days of roasting dinosaurs—methods that have served us well far into the post-apocalyptic wastelands of our B-movie imaginations.
“Barbarians: A Handbook for Aspiring Savages” paves the way for the destruction of civilization with features like:
- Combat: A How-to Guide
- Know Your Villains!
- Barbarian Mathematics
- The BAT (Barbarian Aptitude Test) . . .
. . . as well as cultural explorations such as:
- Portraits of Great Barbarians
- Barbarian Music
- A Barbarian Film Guide
- Barbarian Cuisine
- How to Dress Like a Barbarian
Using a unique approach that blends history and pop-culture incarnations of barbarianism, “Barbarians: A Handbook for Aspiring Savages” presents touchstones for how to work toward a more savage future. Clavicle and Skullbasher call for a merciless attitude toward life’s frustrations, advocating the use of tried-and-true methods of brawn and brutality to regain control of our otherwise worthless lives.
Shackle your daughters, sacrifice your pets, and kiss your 401k goodbye—the barbarians have arrived!
About the Authors:
Dr. Byron Clavicle is the acclaimed author of over 4,000 works of academic scholarship in the field of Barbarian Studies. His most recent books include Crushing Your Enemies for Fun and Profit and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Yaks (But Were Afraid to Ask). He is hard at work on a tween novel, Latex Sluts vs. Zombie Frankenstein. He lives in Venice, California.
Grüte Skullbasher is a Bunglorian barbarian king and the Dean of Discipline at a prominent Ivy League university. When not slaughtering his enemies, he enjoys rare meat and sex. He lives wherever he wants to.
About the Book:
Title: Barbarians
Authors: Grüte Skullbasher and Dr. Byron Clavicle
Imprint: Insight Editions
Pub Date: October 11, 2011
Price: $16.99 hardcover
Pages: 160
Illustrations: Over 100 b/w illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-60887-024-0
About Insight Editions:
Insight Editions is a West Coast publisher dedicated to celebrating popular culture. For more information, please visit www.insighteditions.com or go to www.facebook.com/insighteditions
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