Anti-Totalitarian Bedtime Stories

A tongue-in-cheek collection of bedtime stories for adults by the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland , that ultimately, hilariously, addresses some of the most pressing issues of our time. "Here are a few stories to take your mind off the things that are keeping you up at night so that tomorrow you can be well rested and go out and accomplish all of those things that we all need you to do, like fighting against fascism, and tyranny, and horrible oil projects like the Dakota Access and Bayou Bridge Pipelines, and fracking, and racism, police brutality, the tyranny of the billionaire class, the destruction of the EPA, the total degradation of the American Dream, chemicals in your water and in your air, all those completely outrageous things that would keep any normal, rational, compassionate human being awake at night." So opens Josh Fox's Anti-Totalitarian Bedtime Stories in which a leech discovers his purpose in life (it has to do with universal health care); teenage bears, who are Democratic Socialists, awake from hibernation to find their forest protected; a family of jazz alligators fight the disappearance of indigenous culture; plus The Dog Who Fell in Love with the Radio, The Potted Planted Who Wanted Rough Sex, and much much more. Goofy, entertaining, and deadly serious, Josh Fox's stories will crack you up and then send you straight to sleep so you're well-rested for the revolution.