{"product_id":"lucifers-lexicon-the-portable-l-a-rollins-paperback","title":"Lucifer's Lexicon: The Portable L.A. Rollins - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. a. Rollins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMrda\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eChip Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Ambrose Bierce's\u003cem\u003e The Devil's Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e, L.A. Rollins first unsheathed his lexicographer's lance in the pages of marginal political periodicals during the mid-1980s. At a time when Objectivist orthodoxy and Cold War political theater dominated libertarian discourse, Rollins' distinctive brand of irreverent irony stood out. He skewered shibboleths and dethroned dogmas from all quarters, and his trenchant\u003cem\u003e jeu de mots\u003c\/em\u003e made a lasting impression in the minds of many readers.\u003cbr\u003e In 1987, Loompanics Unlimited released the first edition of\u003cem\u003e Lucifer's Lexicon\u003c\/em\u003e, a freewheeling compilation of Rollins' satirical definitions--including content deemed too inflammatory for less adventurous publishers. Though the book would become a cult classic, Rollins' contrarian take on certain closely guarded historical and religious taboos chafed the sensibilities of some gatekeepers. Following its release, Rollins--who had previously courted controversy for his incisive critique of natural rights theory--was marked a pariah.\u003cbr\u003e The present edition is the first in a series of portable paperbacks being published by Nine-Banded Books and Underworld Amusements to chronicle the work of L.A. Rollins. With slight revision, it incorporates the \"canonical\" Loompanics text, now extensively supplemented to include never-before-published material that Rollins produced until his death in 2015. It is presented with a new introduction by individualist-anarchist blogger and \u003cem\u003eAttack the System\u003c\/em\u003e co-editor MRDA and a publisher's preface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.01 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52638479024435,"sku":"9781943687176","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UFFkTXErYUVNQjMwWXBuSlVDUCtrUT09.webp?v=1762322212","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/lucifers-lexicon-the-portable-l-a-rollins-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}