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Top 8 Books

By Jennifer Emick, About.com

Tired of cranky old religions and arrogant thunder Gods who take the fun out of everything? Just need something to prop up a wobbly chair?

1. Principia Discordia

Lick here. You could be one of the lucky 25!
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2. Discordia Concors: The Wit of Metaphysical Poetry

I don't get it, either...but it's just the right size for that chair!
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3. Cosmic Trigger : My Life after Death

Fiction by the fantastically twisted mind behind Discordia- Robert Anton Wilson. Rituals, psychedelic mind expansion- Don't (or do, whatever you prefer)try this at home. Covers background of the Illuminatus trilogy.

4. Cosmic Trigger 2

Yes, Virginia, there is a sequel!

5. The Illuminatus trilogy

Mystery, humor, conspiracy, and weirdness...will leave you scratching your head and wondering what, if anything, is true.

6. Everything Is Under Control : Conspiracies, Cults, & Cover-ups

They really are out to get you...and they're even weirder than you ever thought possible. An encyclopedia of conspiracy theory and weird thinking. From Robert Anton Wison and Miriam Joan Hill.

7. Just a couple of days

A mystery thriller on the outside, a saga of human potential on the inside...deep, humorous, and entertaining.

8. jitterbug perfume

From the jacket: "Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight [Paris time]. It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. " What happens to gods when they are forgotten? One of your Guide's favorite novels ever.

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