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Philip Appleman's witty and passionate takedowns of religion,God,and the nature that doomsus all-especially his updates on the Bible.Ifonly he had beenin on writing the original!”  \nKATHA POLLITTPoet and Nation columnist  \n\"Jf there had been any doubt about Appleman's ascension as the poet of secular humanism,it is erasedby his latest volume.Appleman continues to skewer those who take their faith a bit too seriously,muchto the delight of his readers.”ROB BOSTON  \n# Author of Close Encounters with the Religious Right\n\n“As one of the world's foremost narrative masters of all things science,Philip Appleman has turnedhis literary acumen to the canonical work of Western literature-the Bible-and retold its ancient andclassic tales in his inimitable style.Think of this as the Bible retold for grownups and enjoy the journeyagain for the first time.\"MICHAEL SHERMER  \n# Publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of Why Darwin Matters\n\n\"Perfidious Proverbs brings together satirical poems drawn from the length of Philip Appleman's ca-reer.What is most remarkable is the consistency of their voice and tone.Appleman is a secular prophet,calling faith to account for its myriad wrongs and calling his readers to commit to a more humanistic,hence more humane,view of life.Even while achieving all this,the punch lines never stop coiming,andthey never fail to delight.\"TOM FLYNN  \n# Editor,Free Inquiry\n\n\"In his devastating impersonations ofan arrogant God,confused and compliant Bible characters,even aself-justifying pedophile priest,Philip Appleman's authentic voice—compassionate,passionately ratio-nalistic-shines through.This remarkable,irreverent work should be required reading in all churches!”  \nANNIE LAURIE GAYLORCo-president,Freedom From Religion Foundation  \n\"Start with a base of Walt Whitman,add a dash of Kahlil Gibran,throw in a generous splash of MarkTwain,season well with Ambrose Bierce,heat to a boil,and-voila!-a Philip Appleman bouillabaisse,a peppery treat not for the timid or fainthearted.\"  \nEDD DOERR  \nPresident of Americans for Religious Liberty and past president of the American Humanist  \n7-CQX-601  \nPHILIPAPPLEMANis author of eight previous volumes of poetry,including Newand Selecte1956-1996;three novels,including Apes and Angels;and half a dozen nonfiction books,incldwidely used Norton Critical Edition,Darwin.His poetry has won many awards,including thof Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education and the Humanist Arts AwarAmerican Humanist Association,and has appearedin scores of publications,including Harper's MaNation,New Republic,New York Times,Paris Review,Poetry,Sewanee Review,and Yale Revien  \nHumanity Books  \nAn Imprint of Prometheus Books  \n59 John Glenn Drive·Amherst,New York 14228-2119  \nwww.prometheusbooks.com  \n# ALSO BY PHILIP APPLEMANPOETRY:\n\nKarma,Dharma,Pudding &Pie(Quantuck Lane Press /W.W.Norton &Co.,2009)  \nNew and Selected Poems,1956-1996(University of ArkansasPress,1996)  \nLet There Be Light(HarperCollins,1991)Darwin's Bestiary(Echo Press,1986)  \nDarwin's Ark(Indiana University Press,1984;2nd ed.,2009)Open Doorways(W.W.Norton &Co.,1976)  \nSummer Love and Surf(Vanderbilt University Press,1968)Kites on a Windy Day(Byron Press,England,1967)  \n## FICTION:\n\nApes and Angels(G.P.Putnam's Sons,1989)Shame the Devil(Crown Publishers,1981)In the Twelfth Year of the War(G.P.Putnam's Sons,1970)  \n## NONFICTION:\n\nThe Silent Explosion(Beacon Press,1965)  \n## EDITED WORKS:\n\nDarwin(W.W.Norton &Co.,1970;2001)  \nMalthus on Population(W.W.Norton &Co.,1976;2004)The Origin of Species(W.W.Norton &Co.,1975;2002)1859:Entering an Age of Crisis(Indiana University Press,1959)Victorian Studies (founding co-editor,1957-1963)  \n# PERFIDIOUSPROVERBSAND OTHER POEMS\n\nA  \n# SATIRICAL LOOKAT THE BIBLE\n\nPHILIP APPLEMAN  \nFOREWORD BYDAN BARKER  \nHumanityBooks  \nan imprint of Prometheus Books59 John Glenn Drive,Amher","cbCaieTCeSz6Mqwj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieTCeSz6Mqwj","pdf",4357801,134,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgments\n## Foreword by Dan Barker\n## Introduction\n## I. THE CREATOR\n## Days One through Six, Etc.\n## On the Seventh Day\n## God's Grandeur\n## II. THE CREATED\n## Eve\n## Noah","[{\"question\":\"What is the focus of Perfidious Proverbs and Other Poems?\",\"answer\":\"The book presents satirical poems that look closely at the Bible, reworking its stories and characters through the author’s secular humanistic perspective.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the collection approach religion and biblical figures?\",\"answer\":\"It uses wit and irreverent impersonations to scrutinize wrongdoing and inconsistencies associated with faith and the biblical narrative.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is Philip Appleman, and how is this volume positioned in his work?\",\"answer\":\"Philip Appleman is a poet known for narrative and satirical writing; this volume brings together satirical poems drawn from much of his career.\"}]","PERFIDIOUSPROVERBS AND OTHER POEMS - A SATIRICAL LOOK AT THE BIBLE | PDF",338]