There are just certain aspects of work that we don't talk about in our home lives - and Jesse Heckman wants to change that. He does construction work in Brooklyn and hears the most lame-brained stories and anecdotes spewed from the mouths of his co-workers. As you would expect they talk about women as objects for their pleasure to which the author does not know how to react. He also shares stories of hauling out metals to the scrapyard for profit, frustrations with the boss on the construction site, and on the job injuries.

"'She's got a 351 Cleveland. That baby can haul!'

Is a man supposed to love a woman like he loves a machine? I want to believe this is all shop talk. Maybe it's all a front. Maybe there is a little bit of Jeff Ott in each of them."

Jack T. Chick is a very strange and well-meaning but offensive man who has been distributing "religious" tracts in the form of small comic books for the past 50 years. You've probably seen them in the park or on the bus. They are about how everyone is damned to go to Hell unless they have the exact same beliefs and lifestyle he has. Ironically, the majority of Chick's biggest fans are those he numbers among "the damned", namely people who are only interested in his works solely as humorous kitsch or sources of insight into a strange paranoid mind. Strangely again, his comics are among the most violent and sexually exploitative available, not to mention some of the best drawn and written.

Like a super issue of John Marr's "Murder Can Be Fun" - this book creates the ultimate researched reference to Chick's works. Included are guides to identifying and purchasing different printings of Chick tracts and comics, synopses of every tract Chick ever published, even outlines of the slight variations between different versions of each tract (e.g. changes in dialouge made to reflect changes in culture or Chick's increasingly open hostility to Catholics). Also included is a paranoid History of the World According to Jack Chick pieced together from all of his tracts (including how the Catholic church supposedly created Islam as a means of destroying the Jews), interesting quotations, a list and synopses of parodies as well as articles and books written about Chick, a biography of the secretive Chick pieced together from various sources, a history of his publishing company, etc.

Also included is an envelope containing 5 actual Chick tracts, including one that is horrifyingly homophobic, one that is both extremely violent and moving, and a couple outlining his philosophy of "it doesn't matter how much good or bad you do during your life: as long as you "accept Jesus as your saviour" during the last nanosecond of your life".

Moe Bowstern has brought us the inside story about being a woman who fishes commercially for years. If that doesn't seem fascinating to you, you have another thing coming. Moe is an amazing storyteller and reveals much about the history of commercial fishing in Alaska through a very descriptive and personable narrative that can be understood by any layperson. She tells great stories of the crews she's been involved with and their dynamics as well being a woman involved in a very male dominated profession. Moe has a passion for fishing and the sea and she shares this with you in her zine. This is her story of being on the job and "how she got xtra tuf" on a few different episodes of labor disagreements that held up work (technically not "strikes") over many years. Fascinating reading as she combines her artistic and DIY sensibilities with the labor tactics in order to achieve the fishermen's goals and get everyone back to work! The book sports a fancy letter pressed cover by Third Termite Press with 30 different colors schemes. Winner of the 2007 Lilla Jewel Award! ISBN 0-9726967-7-6

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A new issue of Xtra Tuf that's audible! It's a CD of Moe telling stories about her life as a commercial fisher-woman. Moe sings songs too, and does spoken word like pieces. This CD answers the question, "Does Moe want to get you in a skiff?" The answer is yes! This is for fans of fishing and being sung to sleep. Limited edition covers by Icky A. and accompanying CD artwork by Carolina Paquita.

This is a really weird one that's surprisingly useful. From Canada comes this instructional Yoga guide written for "dudes". I'm pretty sure that's dudes in the figurative sense, as in, "we're all dudes here. " Anyways, it's basic yoga moves paired with clip art of Richard Simmons from his "Reach" exercise record. The instructions are such that you could actually learn some basic yoga from this zine, and maybe get a laugh while doing it.

Second Edition! The history of the first ten years of Microcosm Publishing, told in graphic detail! For the first time ever, read about how we got to where we are today through working long hours at low (or no) pay! Join us on our journey through starting out in a bedroom, putting out records, growing, moving to Portland, publishing books, growing, moving into an office in Liberty Hall, amassing more zines than anyone could ever konw what to do with, and more. A fun foray into getting inspiration and perspective for making your own projects. Entries written by Joe Biel, Alex Wrekk, Franco Ortega, Marc Moscato, Siue Moffat, Peter Aaron "Thug" Green, and more. Cover by Alan Lastufka.

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Number four, close on the heals of number three! Carrie's back in the U.S, quickly exhausting her supply of Roman coffee beans. She's back to her routines of jogging and acupuncture, as well as her constant struggle not to drink. She frets over the dryness in L.A, and the possibility of brush fires where she lives. Carrie also worries about her seeming inability to have a girlfriend when her childhood friends are married with high school age children. This daily panel comic serves as a perfect counterpoint to Snakepit's glorification of drinking. It looks a little more like my daily life at least: cats, movies, reading, and wild-life encounters.

You Don't Get There from here, initially written as a tribute to Snakepit and his 3 panel a day comics, has come into it's own. It's Snakepitty, but different. There's less partying and more trying to quit drinking. Where Snakepit does bong-hits, Carrie goes for runs and gets acupuncture. At the same time, it's not all grown up, as Carrie dreads jury duty and gets a Webkinz (ask your younger siblings). This issue features commentary on the Southern Californian fires and on radiation therapy. If you like getting absorbed into the daily life of someone, and particularly a queer woman, this zine's for you.

Another installment of Carrie's autobio comic. This one seems a lot more personal. Not as much "I did this today," and a little more storytelling. Instead of comics about just the California wildfires, there's also background about houses burning down all the time during her childhood. Carrie finds herself in some unlikely situations as well, like being teased by frat-boys and wrangling tortoises?! I always enjoy this one.

I really love this zine, and look forward to it showing up in our mailbox! Carrie's life in L.A isn't dumpsters and bikes, but burritos and celebrity encounters. She wrestles with inner demons, spots Avril Lavigne at the grocery, and always goes home to her cats. I firmly believe that the more she draws her daily journal, the better she gets. Issue #7 bonuses: Tortoises humping, and a Travis Barker sighting!

Every week since 2001, our anonymous friend from Melbourne, Australia, writes a letter or publishes a letter from a friend about something in their life. He photocopies it, puts it in hand-stamped/spray-painted/block-printed envelopes and leaves them about! This book collects the first 5 years of car accidents, deaths, cheating spouses, suggestions on how to spend your day, and much much more. A gorgeous collection of things you would otherwise never see again. Mail art at it's finest.

This zine is great!!! Every week, our anonymous friend from Melbourne, Australia, writes a letter about something in his life. He then photocopies it, puts them in hand-stamped/spray-painted/block-printed envelopes and leaves them about! He's been doing this every week since November 2001! We're lucky enough to have been sent some issues to distribute, but due to postal delays and time-constraints, can't keep up with the weekly format. But we can send a random issue to you whenever you order! This is mail art at it's finest.

I couldn't stop laughing when I read this little bundle of joy - Matt and Cathy tell you about all of the things they did as children that would upset their moms! Their moms were particular tight wads and things like Mad Magazine collections, the Chipmunks X-mas album, dating ANYONE, not calling home, eating food from other's plates, sex in movies, writing on shoes, sleeping in, getting a punk haircut, closing the bedroom door, eating a giant donut on vacation with the family, and this zine. The highlight may quite probably be the end where mom reviews records. This zine is instantly gratification laughs!

This is a spot on punk-rock take on the traditional Mad Lib. I don't want to give away too much here, in fact I'll warn you that in order to explain the full genius of zine libs I'm gonna have to give some spoilers here. Ready? Are you sure? Okay. Here goes: "The Roadtrip" features the opening line: One time me and my friend wanted to go to *---(disease)---* Fest in *-----(city)------*. There's also Back in the Days, Punk Rock Date, The Black Out, and the Visitors about bad house guests. Universal themes explored! I'm waiting for a possible volume 2 since we've yet to see the greyhound ride mad lib. We can dream.

A recommended zine resource - a forum for people interested in zines! Each issue contains about 35 pages of lengthy, well written zine reviews. This issue also contains articles about the new postal rates, the end of Punk Planet, bringing zines to the community, and a somewhat factual story on Microcosm's move to Bloomington. A great resource for people looking for new zines as well as people seeking exposure for their own zines.

Like a fanzine grab bag, the Zine Yearbook is a collection of reprints from some people's favorite picks of zines published in a given year. This collection from 1999 represents a powerful time capsule of zines that would otherwise be lost, forgotten, or confined to the closets of those lucky enough to find them in their original incarnations. Let's face it - zines disappear and are very difficult to replace!

Includes: Alice is an Island, America?, Amusing Yourself to Death, Antipathy, Avow, Burn Collector, Cheapskate, Contrascience, Cooties, Drinkdrankdrunk, Enobled Mind, Fucktooth, Guinea Pig Zero, Here Be Dragons, Hodgepodge, Holiday in the Sun, I Defy, Inside Front, Kurt Cobain was Lactose Intolerant Conspiracy zine, Marketing Ploy, the Match, Miranda, Monozine, Nebulosi, Punk Fiction, Retard, Rumpshaer, Scenery, Secret Files of Captain Sissy, Sharkpool, Sissy, Skyscraper, Slant, Slave, Slow Leek, Synthesis, That Girl, Throwrug, Universal Citizen, and Used To.

Like a fanzine grab bag, the Zine Yearbook is a collection of reprints from some people's favorite picks of zines published in a given year. This collection from 1999 represents a powerful time capsule of zines that would otherwise be lost, forgotten, or confined to the closets of those lucky enough to find them in their original incarnations. Let's face it - zines disappear and are very difficult to replace!

Collected zines in these pages include Complete Control, Spectacle, Fucktooth, Ten Things Jesus Wants You to Know, Scenery, Doris, Antipathy, Here Be Dragons, Slave, Temp Slave, Yard Wide Yarns, Wonderful Broken Thing, and many more.

Highlights include instructional articles, personal stories of Abortion, the Columbine shootings, extensive interviews with owners of independent stores, Vanilla Ice, Fugazi, and Brian D (Catharsis, Crimethinc). An excellent grouping with a series of articles for virtually any reader.

"This is a book about zines. This is about recognizing the truly amazing stuff we've created that exists in the underground."

Like a fanzine grab bag, the Zine Yearbook is a collection of reprints from some people's favorite picks of zines published in a given year. This collection from 1999 represents a powerful time capsule of zines that would otherwise be lost, forgotten, or confined to the closets of those lucky enough to find them in their original incarnations. Let's face it - zines disappear and are very difficult to replace!

Includes: A Reader's Guide to the Underground Press, Alabama Grrrl, Antipathy, Arsenal, Black Sun, Rev. Rich Mackin's Book of Letters, Chick Pea, Cien Fuegos: A Hundred Fires, Distress Signals, Doris, Drinking Sweat in the Ash Age, Eat the State!, Eco-zine, Emergency, Engine, Fishpiss, Guinea Pig Zero, Her Heroes Aren't Gone, Here Be Dragons, Hodge Podge, I defy, I Hate This Part of Texas, Monozine, Personality Liberation Front, Phoenix Was a Mistake, Punk Rock Resume, Question Everything, Challenge Everything, Rejected Band Names, Rumpshaker, Sharkpool/Real Overdose split, Sneer, Ten Things Jesus Wants You to Know, The Tangent, Thursdays Are an Empty Day For Me Now, Visible Woman, and Walkie Talkie.

In the past three decades a quiet revolution has gained force: over 50,000 independent, not for profit publications have emerged and spread--mostly through the mail, with little publicity. Flaunting off-beat interests, extreme personal revelations and social activism, zines directly counter the pseudo-communication and glossy lies of the mainstream media monopoly. Features Meathook, Housewife, Assassin, Craphound, Fat Girl, Beer Frame, Thrift Score, Mystery Date, Outpunk, AK Distribution, X-Ray, and Bunnyhop. These interviews capture all the excitement associated with uncensored freedom of expression, while offering insight, inspiration and delight. A good historical understanding and theory companion to Stolen Sharpie Revolution. **super special low price**

Volume 2 continues the investigation with in-depth interviews with 12 more unusual publishers. Features interviews with Slant, 8 Track Mind, Tiki News, Candi Strecker, Bruno Richard, Dishwasher Pete, McJob, Murder Can Be Fun, Temp Slave, International Mail Art, RKC, and Arthur Cravan. A good historical understanding and theory companion to Stolen Sharpie Revolution. **super special low price**

Shawn Granton (Ten Foot Rule) and Nate Beaty (Brainfag Comics) edited a new, 4th edition of this really comprehensive guide of things to do in Portland, OR. Features tons of information on various neighborhoods, bridges, eateries, hangouts, bars, places that sell zines, as well as information on how to bicycle and navigate in Portland. A crucial resource for those visiting the city or surprises for those that have lived here for years. Also includes great line drawings by Nate Beaty, Chris Larson, Tim Root, Dylan Williams, Chris Cilla, Carolyn Main, Malady, Khris Soden, and more! A long awaited treat! ISBN 0-9770557-2-8

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