Generally Farting About has something to offend everyone. It follows Jim Tyler, lurching from one purposeless catastrophe to another, dancing round the fires of success that others more fortunate (or talented) have ignited. The saga interweaves those universally appreciated old standbys—sex and ribald depravity—with conflicts and storms in teacups across Europe, the Mediterranean, Lebanon, North and South Africa, Australia, China, even the contested wastes of a bleak Antarctica. Generally Farting About documents skullduggery and history in the making, as English filmmaker Jim tilts and collides with the world of advertising, lurks the corridors of political power in London, and ricochets on a roller coaster between Hollywood and the guarded underbelly of high finance, eventually soaring to the heights of anonymity with one of his films gracing the cinema screen for a Royal Command Performance. Encompassing all the frailties of working class life: greed, passion, greed, betrayal, greed, megalomania, groveling ineptitude and last but not least, love, Generally Farting About is a tale of wonder and suspense, one of life’s great treats. Don’t miss it.

Generally Farting About has something to offend everyone. It follows Jim Tyler, lurching from one purposeless catastrophe to another, dancing round the fires of success that others more fortunate (or talented) have ignited. The saga interweaves those universally appreciated old standbys sex and ribald depravity with conflicts and storms in teacups across Europe, the Mediterranean, Lebanon, North and South Africa, Australia, China, even the contested wastes of a bleak Antarctica. Generally Farting About documents skullduggery and history in the making, as English filmmaker Jim tilts and collides with the world of advertising, lurks the corridors of political power in London, and ricochets on a roller coaster between Hollywood and the guarded underbelly of high finance, eventually soaring to the heights of anonymity with one of his films gracing the cinema screen for a Royal Command Performance. Encompassing all the frailties of working class life: greed, passion, greed, betrayal, greed, megalomania, groveling ineptitude and last but not least, love, Generally Farting About is a tale of wonder and suspense, one of life's great treats. Don't miss it.

This exhaustive work on flatulence breaks new wind on every aspect of abdominal gas in popular culture. A definitive taxonomy of farts details the characteristics of each variety, including barking spiders, cheek squeakers and green apple dirties. Philosophical positions on colonic expression are examined, from Confucius, Hume, Voltaire and the existentialists. Chapters cover a wide range of fart-focused stand-up comedy, cinema, children's books, toys and merchandise. The author's postscript describes a lifetime preparing for his subject through fraternity membership and offbeat assignments as a newspaper journalist.

America's often-unspoken morality codes make many topics taboo in "the land of the free." This book analyzes hundreds of popular culture examples to expose how the media both avoids and alludes to how we derive pleasure from our bodies. Flatulence ... male nudity ... abortion ... masturbation: these are just a few of the taboo topics in the United States. What do culturally enforced silences about certain subjects say about our society—and our latent fears? This work provides a broad yet detailed overview of popular culture's most avoided topics to explain why they remain off-limits and examines how they are presented in contemporary media—or, in many cases, delicately explored using euphemism and innuendo. The author offers fascinating, in-depth analysis of the meaning behind these portrayals of a variety of both mundane and provocative taboos, and identifies how new television programs, films, and advertising campaigns intentionally violate longstanding cultural taboos to gain an edge in the marketplace.

An explosive and hilarious look at facts, farts, and fun! Dogs fart. Cats fart. Horses fart (a lot). But what about snakes? Spiders? Octopuses? What about chimpanzees? Cheetahs? Or dinosaurs? In this gaseous guide to kids' favourite animals (and some they've probably never heard of), young readers will discover not only which animals parp, but also which have the stinkiest farts, which fart the most, and where all this smelly stuff comes from. They'll even learn which species has its own secret fart code! Perfect for reluctant readers, and with full-colour illustrations throughout, Does It Fart? is the funniest book you never knew you needed. Based on the New York Times bestseller Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence.

Meet Benjamin Franklin as you’ve never met him before . . . This hilarious collection includes the Founding Father’s satirical writings on farting, adultery, and other irreverent subjects you won’t find in your history books. A mention of flatulence might conjure up images of bratty high school boys or lowbrow comics. But one of the most eloquent—and least expected—commentators on the subject is Benjamin Franklin. The writings in Fart Proudly reveal the rogue who lived peaceably within the philosopher and statesman. Included are “The Letter to a Royal Academy”; “On Choosing a Mistress”; “Rules on Making Oneself Disagreeable”; and other jibes. Franklin’s irrepressible wit found an outlet in perpetrating hoaxes, attacking marriage and other sacred cows, and skewering the English Parliament. Reminding us of the humorous, irreverent side of this American icon, these essays endure as both hilarious satire and a timely reminder of the importance of a free press.

An encyclopedia of over 160 frightening phobias from the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? It is human nature to be curious about things that scare us—that’s why we love scary movies and true crime podcasts. But what about our deepest, most specific phobias? Spiders, Clowns and Great Mole Rats presents a fascinating, friendly and even funny look at 160 fears, from the irrational to the truly terrifying. This book will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about fears and phobias like blennophobia (fear of slime), globophobia (fear of balloons), phasmophobia (fear of ghosts), taphophobia (fear of being buried alive), and over 150 more!