With The Strings as the lead poem, poetess Agarwal introduces us to nearly a hundred of her selections, each complemented by an old or very new quote--some penned by the author herself. The zigzag pattern of the format marries the zigzag journey of topics, to which Agarwal takes her readers: verse to free verse, poignant to humorous, dark insights to light-- about drugs, war, family relationships, love, online activities and even the place of hats in our time. Agarwal's ability to reveal the microcosms in our macrocosm of current events brings an arresting awareness and some unsettling truths...

"Riveting Shocking The Antisocial Manifesto (revised edition) is a gripping novel that follows the life and times of Antisocial Personality Disorder from childhood into adulthood. It's a book of abuse, frustration, rejection, drug & alcohol addiction, alienation, sadness, manipulation, humiliation, crime, death, hate, sarcasm, humor, insight, redemption, and strangely enough, love. It's brilliant from cover to cover A must read " The author of an expansive memoir, The Antisocial Manifesto, wants the world to know all about him, and yet he chooses to remain anonymous-which paradoxically...

Trevor Trotter, thirteen-year-old, part time schoolboy and full time inventive- genius, nicknamed Cleva Treva by his schoolmates is packed off by his unsupportive parents, to spend the summer holidays with his uncle, world famous inventor Watty Trotter at "Shambles" his rambling old mansion in the country. Treva is delighted and can't wait to get there, but when he gets of the coach he is the victim of a botched kidnap attempt by an inept and seedy old crook called Inigo Scribs and his gang, Tough guy Morgan Grinder and spotty little twerp Squeeky Nails. Treva escapes and when he arrives at...

In a nutshell: this is what would have happened if Umberto Eco and Woody Allen had written the Matrix. And if that doesn't float your fancy, then I don't know what will... When Phil Met Bill tells the story of a disillusioned call centre worker who meets the Devil and is given all the musical talent and the entire back catalogue of his favourite musician to claim as his own. On the surface this might seem like a traditional Faustian pact, but there's a new villain in town, and against this kind of monster even the Gods need a little help... A contemporary classic - modern political references...