The Funniest Book of the 21st Century (So Far)! Is It Empire Yet?
The Official Magellan’s Log Workbook and
Guide to Success in the New World Order.
ISBN
0-9767821-3-8. Paperback 8.5 x 11", 128 pp. Illus. $21.95.
Take one faux Texan running amok in Washington, add an
oil-addicted world, throw in a bunch of suicidal terrorists, stage it all on a
planet with a grievously wounded environment, and what do you do?
Douglas Milburn responded with Internet satire. For six years in his improbably
popular on-line magazine, Magellan’s Log, he’s been skewering the high,
parodying the mighty, and generally pointing out how the king’s new clothes are,
well, non-existent. Texas Chapbook Press has gathered the best of Milburn’s satire in one hilarious
volume, which, immodestly, we think may be the funniest book of the 21st century (so far).
HAL 9000, Frankenstein, Myra Breckinrdige, and Other Beloved
Monsters Re-thought Filicide: The Mythic Reality of Childhood.
ISBN 0-9767821-1-1. Paperback,. 5.5 x 8.5". 172 pp. Illus.,
index. $21.95.
Why does the madness continue unabated?
"Filicide: The Mythic Reality of Childhood," with its radical re-thinking of our
basic myths, turns cultural "reality" on its head as Douglas Milburn reviews
Western history from the child's viewpoint, from Oedipus to Abraham to Jesus to
Frankenstein to Myra Breckinridge. It ain't no easy read, but if you're trying to
think your way out of this mess, it might help. A lot.
Old Musical Wine
in New Verbal Bottles The Texas Zen Hymnbook: Songs for Those Who Live in
Interesting Times.
CD + Booklet. $12.95.
What happens if you take the great old hymns tunes and set new words to them?
Douglas Milburn has created rich midi arrangements of 37 favorites, each followed by a
spoken recitation of new lyrics. He calls it an attempt to get beyond the trappings of
organized religion, back to whatever urge it was that first led to the creation of the
music. The close-minded will be shocked. The open-minded will perhaps be encouraged,
perhaps even moved.
$12.95
A 90-minute Multi-media Reminder of What We've Almost Lost
in America Montages de l’empire: A Nostalgic Stroll with Pictures & Music
Down the Old American Memory Lane.
CD + Booklet.
$12.95.
A rip-snorting, ol' fashioned exploration of where America came from and where we are
now (wherever that may be) in the form of 25 thought-provoking collages and 25
nostalgic songs.
$12.95
Yes, They Talk,
But Who Listens? Tree Talks
ISBN 0-9767821-0-3.
5.5 x 8.5". 72 pp.
$12.95.
Sixty-two subversive, inspiring poems, which may
or may not be what the translator claims them to be: arboreal chats, chants, and clues
from long ago and far away.
Go here to get more info
at amazon.com: Tree Talks
A 1,500-year-old Finger
Pointing at the Moon The Hsin Hsin Ming + Bach: Words of Wisdom for a
Time of Knowledge.
CD + Notes. $8.95.
A spoken version of one of the core Zen documents, mixed with bits of Bach. This
CD is a copyright-free public service of Magellan's Log. The price covers only our
production costs. Use, share, copy, give to friends.
Is It Empire Yet?
Filicide: The Mythic Reality of Childhood.
The Texas Zen Hymnbook: Songs for Those Who Live in
Interesting Times.
Montages de l’empire: A Nostalgic Stroll with Pictures & Music
Down the Old American Memory Lane.
Tree Talks
The Hsin Hsin Ming + Bach: Words of Wisdom for a
Time of Knowledge.