Our wonderfully illustrated, 134 pages-long paperback Shakedown Socialism is now in print. Our lobbying efforts have also resulted in the government categorization of this book as a "must-read." Not a "must-leaf-through" or a "must-look-at-the-pictures-only" mind you! Those categories are assigned to authors with no useful connections, shaky ideological standing, and weak writing skills while contacting important people. The official "must-read" status means that you must read it and you must like it.
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In addition to "must-buy" and "must-read," this is also a "must-ask-for-it-in-the-store" book. Having spent all our budget on lobbying, we had barely enough cash left to get the book up on Amazon. So don't expect to see it in the stores. Therefore, whenever you happen near a bookstore - even if you already have this book - stop by and ask the manager to show you Shakedown Socialism on the shelf. And if he can't do that, that capitalist running dog will have to look it up in the national online book catalog and order some copies due to the unrelenting popular demand.
Rest assured that once our book is on the shelf, the book-buying masses of workers and peasants will be attracted by its gloriously yellow, glossy cover. They will put down their shovels, hammers, and sickles - or sacks with beets and potatoes if they are toiling intelligentsia - and, with leathery, callused fingers, leaf through its truth-filled pages, admire the illustrations, and read a few sentences, slowly muttering words under the vodka breath. Before you know it, they'll be making the right consumer choice and checking if they have $12.95 American rubles left in their frayed pockets.
In other words, this is a "must-promote-yourself" book. Your help is expected.
You must also translate Shakedown Socialism into every world language and ship it to the downtrodden around the globe at your own expense. It would be nice if someone could transmit it in Morse code into the outer space. Knowledge of foreign languages or Morse code does not matter. What matters is your intentions. We will never reach the desired equality if we continue to show off and judge each other by the results of our work.

What is the content of this wonderfully marketed book, you ask? Imagine this web page printed on paper and you'll get the idea. The rest can only be explained under the Cone of Silence.

Early this summer I was contacted by Rob Shearer, the owner of Greenleaf Press in Nashville, TN. He had read my seven-part Unions, Lenin, and the American Way and thought that it would make a great illustrated book, whose relevance will only grow as the months go on.
This series of essays appeared on PajamasMedia.com about a year ago, and later I posted them on The People's Cube with plenty of illustrations. Until now people are sharing it on various forums and recommending it to friends and family. This is how my publisher also discovered them, proving my theory that there are hundreds of books screaming to get out of the People's Cube pages. This is only the beginning.
Making the book wasn't as easy as it sounds. Many of the illustrations in the online version couldn't be transferred into the book. I had to create a set of new original graphics; some of them you can find on the book's website, which I also built for the occasion. Add cover design and layout and you'll get the idea of what I've been doing for the last couple of months.
Last but not least, David Horowitz, Pamela Geller, and Robert Spencer wrote some outstanding blurbs to put on the cover of my first book, for which I'm extremely thankful.
Greenleaf Press is focused on educational books for the home schooling market. Ever wondered where those books come from? Two decades ago Rob Shearer decided to make it his life's work, to provide an alternative, twaddle-free source of textbooks for children - on history, art, world cultures, etc. A well-educated man with a literary taste and a fine blog, Rob is one of those quiet, unnoticed everyday heroes who help our civilization to continue despite the odds.
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Contest: In your best victim voice, in a few sentences, make your case as to why you should be the person chosen to receive a free autographed copy of Shakedown Socialism. Give us your sob story or give us your indignant entitlement mentality. Give us your best convoluted progressive logic. Give us your Soviet style propaganda. Tie it into global warming or any other progressive cause. The sky’s the limit. Do anything you can to get that free stuff. (And then when you lose, and your heart is crushed, MAKE SURE YOU BUY THE BOOK HERE! hehe)Comrade Goose
I'm going to try putting it into binary, so even the computers will learn!Red Square
Comrade Goose
I'm going to try putting it into binary, so even the computers will learn!Quote:
Now hidden in false walls throughout the Motherland!Red Square
I just added another item on the list of ways to help sell the book:BigFurHat
Contest: In your best victim voice, in a few sentences, make your case as to why you should be the person chosen to receive a free autographed copy of Shakedown Socialism. Give us your sob story or give us your indignant entitlement mentality. Give us your best convoluted progressive logic. Give us your Soviet style propaganda. Tie it into global warming or any other progressive cause. The sky’s the limit. Do anything you can to get that free stuff. (And then when you lose, and your heart is crushed, MAKE SURE YOU BUY THE BOOK HERE! hehe)Red Square
The problem with New York publishers is that you never know to what extent they are influenced by the ideology..... But the ideological leanings do matter, judging by what comes out of their presses every day.Che Gourmet
Congratulations to BigFurHat on your promotion to GREATFurHat!Commodore Snoogie Woogums

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There were also representatives of the open-minded progressive community who looked like candidates for our fall edition of the People's Dating Service. When approached by a black lady distributing pamphlets of some obscure Christian cult, he reminded her that this was New York and her proselytizing could be offensive to some. But when I pointed out that his Che shirt and Mao hat could be offensive to others, he responded that my remark was extremely offensive and intimidating. He was a whole head taller than me, but when I stomped my foot he ran away.Mondo
My recommendation? Buy this book–while you still can. The copious graphics alone–provided by Atbashian himself–are priceless.
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However, I must warn fans of the current occupant of the White House: before you open the site thepeoplescube.com, cook yourself some heart medications.Quote:
While it is easier for the left to dismiss claims of socialism from most, it should be harder to refute a claim from a man who has been there, done that, and come through to the other side to tell us about it. When someone from the former Soviet Union stands up, and warns us of the treacherous path the US is traveling down, one would be wise to pay close attention. This isn't a cheap social meme, this is hardcore truth from someone who has seen the worst of two superpowers. Shakedown Socialism is a wakeup call for all who have an open mind, and are willing to hear a voice of experience and reason.Quote:
The US Secret Service found and interviewed the man who threw the book onstage. He was deemed to be an “overexhuberant” supporter who wanted the President to have a copy of a book he had written, according the Special Agent Edwin Donovan of the Secret Service in Washington. “He was deemed not to be a threat and was not arrested,” Donovan told ABC News.Commissar Obamissar V
Today the book was of great utility. I'm in a critical thinking and structured analysis course at work. Our instructor displayed a slide with two rows consisting of 6 large dots each. The rows were separated by a few inches of blank space. He asked the class how, without adding or subtracting dots, we could make one row bigger than the other. I said, "You must merely enter the world of progressive illusionism. Draw angled lines slanting downward from the top row. Now some dots are more equal than others." He said, "You're right, but what is this progressive illusionism?" I produced your book from my bag and showed him exactly what I meant. I call that a victory for The Cube!

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Now hidden in false walls throughout the Motherland!Comrade Tooorisky
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