Amok Fifth Dispatch: Sourcebook for the Extremes of Information [Paperback]

Stuart Swezey (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 561 pages
• Publisher: Amok Books (August 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878923129
• ISBN-13: 978-1878923127
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #496,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mind boggling, March 28, 2006

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W. McMillin (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amok Fifth Dispatch: Sourcebook for the Extremes of Information (Paperback)

I had the third dispatch that arrived in my mail box and I have been hooked on the Amok Dispatches since then. This is the best place to find out about the astounding collection of books that you did not existed. Not a catalog that you want in young hands but a play ground for adults. Bizzare books on almost any topic that you can think of. Great fun.... surprising how many of the books listed that I must own ... someday.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amok fifth dispatch, November 18, 2001

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Koma Bookstore (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amok Fifth Dispatch: Sourcebook for the Extremes of Information (Paperback)

The definitive reference work surveying the outer fringes of our information age. This is a collection of over 2000 of the most bizarre and controversial books available from hundreds of publishers worldwide - with a description of each book and ordering information. Huge book! Topics include: Mind Control, Anarchy, New World Order, Drugs, Murder and Mayhem, Forensics, Sexuality, Strange Science, Dada/Surrealism & Art, Sleaze, Cult Films, Kitsch, Exotica, Occult, Satan, Freemasonry, Parallax, Tactics, UFOs, Crowley, LaVey, Nietzsche, Rockwell, Malcolm X, Bataille, Breton, Szukalski etc... CAUTION: Contains ADULT Material. Paperback - 560 pgs. - Heavily illustrated in b&w ...- komabookstore.com

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful sourcebook, May 15, 2002

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Greg Goodsell "Kitsch Man" (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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What I find most refreshing about the Amok Catalog is that they place no moral judgement on the books they feature. Right-wing and left-wing diatribes find space along David Cassidy autobiographies and Lypsinka coloring books. This catalog features many fascinating and knowledgeable essays. Since their mail-order system is no longer, it's suggested that the reader use this book as a source for extremes in art, knowledge and arcana.