Extreme MetaphorsA startling and at times unsettlingly prescient collection of J. G. Ballards greatest interviews. J. G. Ballard was a literary giant. Best known for his controversial bestseller Crash and the memoir Empire of the Sun, he was a writer of unique talent always surprising, frequently prescient. Such acuity was not exclusive to his novels and, as this book reminds us, Ballards restive intelligence sharpened itself in dialogue. He entertained many with

fiery looks and the magic of his

Or at least they were

from Ozzy’s split with Sabbath to the rise of Metallica

Commotion of the Birds showcases once again Ashbery’s mastery of a staggering range of voices and his singular lyric agility: wry

Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series

cowered in London as German bombs fell

and skills

and a way forward for their lives

But knowledge is nothing without action

Hanna begins to wonder if secrets which Malcolm has forced her to keep may have harmed their beloved daughter more than she’d realized

the funny and slyly instructive work of immersive journalism that jump-started the international "seduction community" and made Strauss a household name—revered or notorious—among single men and women alike

foretelling a doomed effort