Jim Bowden: 3 books

This is a collection of essays, including the title one, in which various people are skewered (Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell, Freud, Socrates) and various subjects are given a twist. There are a few stories for comic relief, like the one about the orchestra leader who liked to play with his baton in...

Set in the year 2047, this literary intrigue is strongly themed around overpopulation and environmental degradation. The government offers the Near Death Experience (NDE) as part of the health system, to encourage voluntary euthanasia among the old and sick. Women must get a permit to bear a child,...

Dr. Menlow Parks has experimented on the homeless and street people for years, perfecting his invention, the "God Helmet," which creates powerful virtual reality experiences with spiritual overtones. He operates out of a cheap store front, lacking a source of funding. Diana discovers him and decides...