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See Sharp Press Pamphlets
America's Taliban: In Its Own Words, by David W, Irish.
This is a collection of insane, grotesque, frightening, and occasionally unintentionally funny quotations from the authoritarian religious nuts who want to run your life (and everyone else's). It includes capsule bios of some of the more prominent fundamentalist and "right to life" hypocrites/scumbags. 28 pp. / $2.50 [ See Review ] [ Order by Mail ]
Among the Cannibal Christians, by Earl Lee.
Did the early christians take the command, "Eat of my body," just a bit too literally? And just what did the "Body and Blood of Christ" really consist of? For evidence that the attitude of the early christians toward mind-altering substances was a wee bit more liberal than that of their brethren today, check this out. 32 pp. / $3.00 [ Order by mail ]
Anarchism and American Traditions, by Voltairine de Cleyre.
A classic pamphlet on how "the whole misbegotten monster of our present tyranny" came into being: "The sin our [founding] fathers sinned was that they did not trust liberty wholly. They thought it possible to compromise between liberty and government, believing the latter to be a 'necessary evil,' and the moment the compromise was made, the whole misbegotten monster of our present tyranny began to grow." 16 pp. / $1.50 [ Order by mail ]
Anarchism vs. Primitivism, by Brian Oliver Sheppard.
This important pamphlet looks closely at the fundamental conflicts between anarchism and primitivism. It traces primitivism’s basic precepts back to their authoritarian roots, reveals primitivist misconceptions about anarchism, capitalism and technology, shows how the corporate media have used primitivism to discredit anarchism, and also shows how ideology-driven primitivists, much like fundamentalist christians opposed to evolution, have picked through anthropological evidence to support their predetermined conclusions, while ignoring data that contradict those conclusions. Sheppard also considers the many primitivist straw-man attacks upon anarchism, and asks: What kind of an anarchist movement do we want — one that looks often-ugly, authoritarian social reality in the eye, with the aim of transforming it into something that will lead to freer, happier lives for all of us on planet Earth, or one that wastes its time fantasizing about a nonexistent Golden Age, and that would result in the deaths of billions if its precepts were followed? 44 pp. / $3.50 [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
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Anarchism: What It Is & What It Isn't, by Chaz Bufe.
This is a short introductory pamphlet designed to clear up common misunderstandings and to provide basic information on anarchism in a clear, easily understandable manner. It's a revised and expanded version of a portion of the introduction to Cuban Anarchism: The History of a Movement. 12 pp. / $1.00 [ See Review ] [ Entire Text on line ] [ Order by mail ]
Anarchist Society & Its Practical Realization, by Graham
Purchase.
A brief but stimulating discussion of "how we get from here to there," and a good first step toward demonstrating the practicability of anarchism. 16 pp. / $1.50 [only 11 copies left, and when they're gone they're gone] [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
The Art & Science of Billboard Improvement
(2nd Edition, Revised & Expanded), by the Billboard Liberation Front.
A how-to pamphlet on all aspects of billboard correction. In addition to the updated “how to” section, this new edition contains a history of the BLF, the BLF Manifesto, and photos of a dozen altered boards. This new edition is over twice as long as the original. 28 pp. / $3.00 [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
Astrology: Fraud or Superstition?, by Chaz Bufe.
This pamphlet briefly but thoroughly debunks astrology’s supposed scientific basis and takes a close look at why anyone would believe in such patent nonsense. 10 pp. / $1.00 [ Entire Text on line ] [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
Atheism: The Logic of Disbelief, by Joseph McCabe.
As relevant today as when it first appeared in 1936, this pamphlet clearly explains what atheism is and is not. It also disposes of the idiotic but common canard that atheism is a “religion.” And it delves into related topics such as the difference between atheism and agnosticism, different concepts of god, the cruelty of religious believers, and the relationship of religion to superstition. 40 pp. / $3.50 [ Order by mail ]
Bourgeois Influences on Anarchism,
by Luigi Fabbri.
The first English translation of Fabbri’s classic dissection of problems which still plague anarchism today, such as the identification of anarchism in the capitalist press with disorganization, chaos, and terrorism, and the consequent embracement of such things by some "anarchists." 32 pp. / $3.00 [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
The Catholic Church and the Sex Problem, by Joseph McCabe.
As relevant today as when it was written half a century ago, this extremely revealing Haldeman-Julius reprint by ex-catholic priest McCabe clearly explains the sickness and perversion of the catholic church's teachings, practices, and history regarding human sexuality. 28 pp. / $2.50 [ Order by mail ]
Christianity & Slavery, by Joseph McCabe.
This H-J reprint provides a good overview of the disgraceful relationship of christianity to slavery, and is an excellent antidote to christian apologists who claim that christianity led the fight against slavery. 44 pp. / $3.50 [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
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Confessions of a Drone, by Joseph Medill Patterson.
This confessional pamphlet was written in 1906 when Patterson was a rich, but idealistic, young man. In it, he concisely answers the burning question, "What do the rich do to earn their money?" His answer: "Nothing." "I have an income of [over $200,000] a year. I produce nothing. I can keep on doing this all my life unless the present social system is changed." 7 pp. / 75 cents [ Order by mail ]
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The Crimes of Jehovah, Mark Mirabello, author/editor.
Dozens of Old Testament passages taken from the King James version of the bible reveal the judeo-christian god to be vindictive, sadistic, self-contradictory, and remarkably juvenile. 24 pp. / $2.50 [ See Reviews ] [ See Excerpts ] [ Order by mail ]
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Design Your Own Utopia, by Chaz Bufe with Libby Hubbard.
A questionnaire useful in clarifying goals for those interested in both small-scale (intentional communities) and large-scale (global) utopias. Includes brief descriptions by the authors of what they believe ideal small- and large-scale communities would be like. 24 pp. / $2.00 [ Entire Text on line ] [ Order by mail ]
Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Atheist, by Marquis
de Sade.
An amusing and insightful but little known work, which shows a largely unknown side of "the divine marquis." 16 pp. / $2.00 [ Order by mail ]
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Does God Exist? 12 Proofs of the Nonexistence of God, by
Sebastien Faure.
A sophisticated analysis of inconsistencies in deistic beliefs by the foremost French freethinker and anarchist of the early 20th century. 32 pp. / $2.50 [ Order by mail ]
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A Future Worth Living: Thoughts On Getting There
, by Chaz Bufe.
Takes up where Listen Anarchist! left off. A brief look at why things are the way they are, why people put up with it, why the left has failed, and what we can do about it— principles, practices, and projects that could lead to a future worth living. 28 pp. / $2.00 [ Entire Text on line ] [ Order by mail ]
God Eating: A Study in Christianity and Cannibalism, by
J.T. Lloyd.
A detailed, careful account of the origins of ritual cannibalism in christianity. One of the first works published by the Rationalist Press Association, this pamphlet is still as relevant as when it first appeared a century ago. 36 pp. / $3.00 [ Order by mail ]
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God's Hit List: Abominations and Death Penalties in the Bible, Chaz Bufe, ed.
This pamphlet gives ammunition to those fighting fundamentalist bigotry and authoritarianism. It provides the most important verses featuring the Bible's "abominations" and death-commands, many of which would cause any sane person to recoil in horror. 24 pp. / $2.00 [ See Reviews ] [ Order by mail ]
The Heretic's Guide to the Bible, Chaz Bufe, ed.
The worst of the bible, focusing on sex, sexism, slavery, submission, unfulfilled prophecies, contradictions, atrocities, and absurdities. Over 100 passages cited. 12 pp. / $1.50 (excerpted from The Heretic's Handbook of Quotations) [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
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A History of Satanism, by Joseph McCabe.
This Haldeman-Julius reprint provides a detailed history and analysis of the intimate connection between christianity and satanism, demonstrating that they’re merely two sides of the same coin. 32 pp. / $3.00 [ Order by mail ]
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Horrors of the Inquisition, by Joseph McCabe.
This H-J reprint is the perfect antidote to catholic apologists who claim that the Inquisition wasn’t all that bad. Enlightening but horrifying. 44 pp. / $3.50 [ See Reviews ] [ Order by mail ]
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How Christianity Grew Out of Paganism, by Joseph McCabe.
This Haldeman-Julius reprint briefly but clearly shows how christianity adopted virtually all of its central myths and ceremonies directly from pagan religions. 12 pp. / $1.00 [ Order by mail ]
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The Individual, Society and the State, by
Emma Goldman.
This long out-of-print pamphlet is one of Emma Goldman's final essays. In this edition we've fixed the numerous and sometimes serious typographical errors — up to and including missing phrases which rendered entire sentences gibberish — which marred the original and subsequent editions of this pamphlet 16 pp. / $1.50 [ Order by mail ]
The Inefficiency of Capitalism: An Anarchist View, by
Brian Oliver Sheppard.
Instead of engaging in the usual moralistic leftist critique of capitalism, this pamphlet tackles the subject head on, on its own turf — economics — and demolishes the common belief that “capitalism delivers the goods.” Brian Sheppard does this through close consideration of 10 of the most outstanding inefficiencies of capitalism — things such as manufacture of false desires, product duplication, cost-shifting, systemic unemployment, waste of unsold goods, and the inefficiency of hierarchies. Through this analysis, Sheppard shows that, given the labor and resources at hand, capitalism is a horribly wasteful system that produces a pitifully small amount of useful goods and services. 36 pp. / $3.00 [ See Reviews ] [ Order by mail ]
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Judeo-Christian Degradation of Woman, by Joseph McCabe.
If you’ve ever had any doubts about the hateful attitude of judeo-christianity toward women—and its devastating impact on women’s lives—this H-J reprint will erase those doubts. 40 pp. / $3.50 [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
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Libertarian Communism, by Isaac Puente.
An important pamphlet that provided inspiration to Spanish anarchists prior to the 1936–1939 Spanish Revolution. 28 pp. / $2.50 [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
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Listen Anarchist, by Chaz Bufe.
A brief look at the internally generated problems facing North American anarchism. Covers anti-work(er) and anti-organizational attitudes, dishonesty and abusiveness, and regression to mysticism. This printing contains a new intro by Janet Biehl and a new appendix, Bufe’s essay, "Primitive Thought." 28 pp. / $2.00 [ See Review ] [ Entire Text on line ] [ Order by mail ]
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May the Farce Be With You: A Lighthearted Look at Why
God Does Not Exist, by April Pedersen.
Amusing and insightful. Contains over a dozen cartoons and illustrations.
20 pp. / $2.00 [ Order by mail ]
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The Meaning of Atheism, by E. Haldeman-Julius.
The title says it all in this reprint of the classic H-J pamphlet. This is one of the most lucid and entertaining expositions of the atheist position ever written. 24 pp. / $1.50 [ See Excerpt ] [ Order by mail ]
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Pagan Christs, by Joseph McCabe.
Covers the same ground as How Christianity Grew Out of Paganism, but in considerably more detail. Well written and amusing. 44 pp. / $3.50 [ See Review ] [ Order by mail ]
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The Relevance of Anarchism to Modern Society
, by Sam Dolgoff.
An essay demonstrating that as society becomes more complex, anarchist organizational theory and anarchist practices become more, not less relevant. A good antidote to romantic primitivism masquerading as anarchism. 20 pp. / $2.00 [ Order by mail ]
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The Revolutionary Pleasure of Thinking for Yourself,
by anonymous.
This often-revised and reprinted situationist pamphlet concerns everyday life, and what to do about it. This edition of this pamphlet is quite readable, as the marxist/situationist jargon has been edited out of it and replaced with plain English. 16 pp. / $1.50 [ Order by mail ]
The Social Monster & The Beast of Property,
by anonymous.
Two classic essays by German-American anarcho-communist Johann Most on the evils of capitalism. These essays were last reprinted (in truncated form) in the 1970s, and to the best of our knowledge this is the first time their full text has appeared since the 19th century. 32 pp. / $3.00 [ Order by mail ] Order 5 copies of The Social Monster & The Beast of Property for $12
The State, by Randolph Bourne.
An insightful essay on war, herd mentality, and the abandonment of individual responsibility and individual decision making. This is the source of the famous aphorism, "War is the health of the state." This edition contains a touching and beautifully written foreword by John Dos Passos. 44 pp. / $3.00 [ Order by mail ]
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Thumbscrew& Rack, by George E. MacDonald.
An enlightening, heavily illustrated guide to the instruments of torture used by organized christianity to persuade heretics and witches of the truth of the One True Faith. 20 pp. / $2.00 [ Order by mail ]
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20 Reasons to Abandon Christianity, by Chaz Bufe.
An ideal gift for anyone intelligent enough to harbor doubts about the truth of christianity, but who hasn’t yet put the whole picture together. Includes discussions of christianity’s cruelty, arrogance, authoritarianism, dishonesty, misogyny, homophobia, and morbid sexual preoccupations. 24 pp. / $2.00 [ Entire Text on line ] [ Order by mail ]
What God Has Revealed to Man: The Genuine Word of God as revealed by the world's Holy Men and the world's Holy Books, by Anonymous.
We won't spoil the surprise for you, but believe us, this small pamphlet packs a punch and delivers exactly what it promises. 8 pp. / 35 cents 4 copies, $1 30 copies, $5.00 75 copies, $10.00 
What Is Democracy?, by Peter Gelderloos. This pamphlet traces the development of "democratic" government from ancient to modern times, and looks closely at whether "democracy" really delivers the goods (control of society by the people), or whether it's merely a clever swindle that sidetracks the struggle for social liberation and serves only the economic elite.
24 pp. / $2.50 [ Order by Mail ]
Why I Am Not a Mormon: Fallacies of the Mormon Faith
, by John Johnson.
An ex-Mormon’s exceptionally penetrating look at the absurdities and blatant falsehoods in the Book of Mormon, and the shameful attempts of the Mormon hierarchy to deceive rank-and-file Mormons about these things. 28 pp. / $2.50 [ Order by mail ]
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You Call This Freedom?, by Chaz Bufe.
This pamphlet looks closely at the common belief that the United States is a "free country," comparing rhetoric with reality. It considers common conceptions of freedom, why so few "freedom loving Americans" actually have any understanding of freedom, and why so few have any respect for it. It goes on to trace this lack of understanding and lack of respect to the various American institutions responsible for the wholesale indoctrination of the public. It concludes by examining the nature of freedom, especially aspects of it which are never mentioned in the "miseducation system" or the corporate media. 20 pp. / $2.00 [ See Review ] [ Entire Text on line ] [ Order by mail ]
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You Can't Blow Up a Social Relationship: The
Anarchist Case Against Terrorism, by anonymous Australian anarchists.
This well written, well documented pamphlet is the definitive critique of violence (especially urban guerrilla warfare) as a political tactic. 24 pp. / $2.00 [ See Review ] [ Entire Text on line ] [ Order by mail ] Order 5 copies of You Can't Blow Up a Social Relationship for $6
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The Book of Moe: Official User's Manual of the New, Improved Desert Religion, by Moe Hamhead.
Have you tried the world's great religions — Christianity, Judaism, Islam, $cientology, Mormonism — and found them wanting? Well then, Moe Hamhead's New Revelation, direct from the streets of Bakersfield, could be just what you've been looking for. Submit. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
16 pp. / $1.50 [ Order by mail ]
War: What Is It Good For?, by Moe Hamhead.
This pamphlet is for those who need anti-war quotations or graphics, or who simply need confirmation they're not the ones who are crazy—that the prevailing insanity of fear, jingoism, and blood lust is exactly that: insanity.
24 pp. / $2.00 [ Order by mail ]