Most Popular Books by Tim Miller

Hailed for his humor and passion, the internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller has delighted, shocked, and emboldened audiences all over the world. Body Blows gathers six of Miller’s best-known performances that chart the sexual, spiritual, and political topography of his identity as a gay man: Some Golden States, Stretch Marks, My Queer Body, Naked Breath, Fruit Cocktail, and Glory Box. In Body Blows, Tim Miller leaps from the stage to the page, as each performance script is illustrated with striking photographs and accompanied by Miller’s notes and comment. This book explores the tangible body blows—taken and given—of Miller’s life and times as explored in his performances: the queer-basher’s blow, the sweet blowing breath of a lover, the below-the-belt blow of HIV/AIDS, the psychic blows from a society that disrespects the humanity of lesbian and gay relationships. Miller’s performances are full of the put-up-your-dukes and stand-your-ground of such day-to-day blows that make up being gay in America

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Former Republican political operative Tim Miller answers the question no one else has fully grappled with: Why did normal people go along with the worst of Trumpism? As one of the strategists behind the famous 2012 RNC “autopsy,” Miller conducts his own forensic study on the pungent carcass of the party he used to love, cutting into all the hubris, ambition, idiocy, desperation, and self-deception for everyone to see. In a bracingly honest reflection on both his own past work for the Republican Party and the contortions of his former peers in the GOP establishment, Miller draws a straight line between the actions of the 2000s GOP to the Republican political class''s Trumpian takeover, including the horrors of January 6th. From ruminations on the mental jujitsu that allowed him as a gay man to justify becoming a hitman for homophobes, to astonishingly raw interviews with former colleagues who jumped on the Trump Train, Miller diagrams the flattering and delusional stories GOP operatives tell themselves so they can sleep at night. With a humorous touch he reveals Reince Priebus'' neediness, Sean Spicer''s desperation, Elise Stefanik and Chris Christie’s raw ambition, and his close friends’ submission to a MAGA psychosis. Why We Did It is a vital, darkly satirical warning that all the narcissistic justifications that got us to this place still thrive within the Republican party, which means they will continue to make the same mistakes and political calculations that got us here, with disastrous consequences for the nation.

Barbecue: A History examines barbecue''s history and place in American society using both historical and contemporary sources. The book examines all aspects of barbecue: Outdoor grilling and traditional slow cooking Restaurant and home cooking International forms of barbecue The specific foods involved in a barbecue The concept of the barbecue as a gathering Historical and contemporary recipes for main and side dishes Readers are treated here to a delightful and thorough history of barbecue, including its appearance in music, television, and film, and a consideration of how we think of and enjoy barbecue today.

For a quarter century, Tim Miller has worked at the intersection of performance, politics, and identity, using his personal experiences to create entertaining but pointed explorations of life as a gay American man—from the perils and joys of sex and relationships to the struggles of political disenfranchisement and artistic censorship. This intimate autobiographical collage of Miller''s professional and personal life reveals one of the celebrated creators of a crucial contemporary art form and a tireless advocate for the American dream of political equality for all citizens. Here we have the most complete Miller yet—a raucous collection of his performance scripts, essays, interviews, journal entries, and photographs, as well as his most recent stage piece Us. This volume brings together the personal, communal, and national political strands that interweave through his work from its beginnings and ultimately define Miller''s place as a contemporary artist, activist, and gay man.

The new Christmas bestseller from the creators of the Fart Monster Straight from the prehistoric era comes an ex-STINK-tion story like no other! Life''s hard when there''s only one toilet and all the dinos need to go! There''s a dumping pterodactyl, a plopping stegosaurus and a T. rex who can''t reach to wipe ... But when it''s finally Mike''s turn, could one tiny bowel movement end in disaster? Ages: 3+

The sequel to the hilarious THERE IS A MONSTER UNDER MY BED WHO FARTS. How much trouble can one little monster cause at Christmas time? From the cheeky duo who brought you THERE IS A MONSTER UNDER MY BED WHO FARTS and THE PIRATE WHO HAD TO PEE comes a book that is perfect for naughty boys this Christmas. The Fart Monster is back and he''s tootier than ever! It''s Christmas, and Fart Monster is up to his old stinky tricks ... Will the boy get the blame this time? Or will he be able to convince Santa to keep him off the naughty list? Ages: 3+

American Home Cooking provides an answer to the question of why, in the face of all the modern technology we have for saving time, Americans still spend time in their kitchens cooking. Americans eat four to five meals per week in a restaurant and buy millions of dollars’ worth of convenience foods. Cooking, especially from scratch, is clearly on its way out. However, if this is true, why do we spend so much money on kitchen appliances both large and small? Why are so many cooking shows and cookbooks published each year if so few people actually cook? In American Home Cooking, Timothy Miller argues that there are historical reasons behind the reality of American cooking. There are some factors that, over the past two hundred years, have kept us close to our kitchens, while there are other factors that have worked to push us away from our kitchens. At one end of the cooking and eating continuum is preparing meals from scratch: all ingredients are raw and unprocessed and, in extreme cases, grown at the home. On the other end of the spectrum is dining out at a restaurant, where no cooking is done but the family is still fed. All dining experiences exist along this continuum, and Miller considers how American dining has moved along the continuum. He looks at a number of different groups and trends that have affected the state of the American kitchen, stretching back to the early 1800s. These include food and appliance companies, the restaurant industry, the home economics movement of the early 20th century, and reform movements such as the counterculture of the 1960s and the religious reform movements of the 1800s. And yet the kitchen is still, most often, the center of the home and the place where most people expect to cook and eat – even if they don’t.

The toilet is broken onboard Captain Bones''s ship and Pirate Pete needs to pee! It''s a race back to town across a vast amount of water. But with all the splashing, dripping and swirling, will Pete be able to hang on?

''THESE BOOKS REALLY GO OFF!'' -- Mac Park, Boy Vs Beast The chapter books your reluctant reader will actually want to read! FART MONSTER AND ME is the hilarious series from bestselling duo Tim Miller and Matt Stanton -- sure to get kids laughing ... and reading! A bindup of the four books in the series: The Crash Landing, The New School, The Birthday Party, The Class Excursion. PRAISE ''I would recommend this book and series to readers who ... don''t really enjoy reading that much -- I think this series could help to change that.'' - ReadPlus.com.au

From the mega-bestselling creators of Fart Monster and Friends comes your favourite characters, now in paperback! There is a monster under my bed who farts. You don''t want to use the bathroom after him... Everyone says, ''It wasn''t me!'' But what if it REALLY wasn''t you? What if it was the monster who lives under your bed? How much trouble can one little monster cause... Written and illustrated by superstar duo, Tim Miller and Matt Stanton, this book will have you rolling all over the floor laughing. PRAISE ''With There is a Monster Under My Bed Who Farts, the two men have come up with an instant classic. It''s funny, it''s beautifully illustrated and it''s ever so naughty. I loved it. Now it''s time to share it with my daughter!'' - Rob Minshull, ABC Radio Brisbane ''If the word fart offends you, don''t buy this book by these Aussie blokes because you''ll be encouraging your preschooler to embrace their gastric shortcomings. The super-cute illustrations will even make puritans smile'' - Herald Sun ''Tickle your toddler''s funny bone with this irreverent story'' - Mother and Baby ''Tim Miller''s text comprises simple statements about where and how the farting takes place, leaving plenty of narrative room for Matt Stanton''s cartoon-style illustrations. Using simple shapes, bulging-eyed characters and dynamic compositions, he engagingly captures the personalities of the little boy, the monster and the farts. This book will provoke disgust and hilarity in equal measure, but there is no doubt that it will definitely appeal to the legion of littlies who are fascinated with "impolite" bodily functions'' - Canberra Times ''The title says it all, and this jovial book will delight the under fours'' - Weekend Australian

The Fart Monster goes global! Get your passports ready; we''re about to go around the world in 80 farts ... Fart, fart and away! Most families go on holiday to get away from it all. But what if a lingering smell followed you from one country to the next? Ever wondered what could remove that smile from the Mona Lisa''s face? What could force the Buckingham Palace guards to run for their lives? What mighty gust of wind could finally make the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall? All will be revealed in There is a Monster on My Holiday Who Farts! PRAISE FOR TIM AND MATT''S PICTURE BOOKS ''sure to ignite laughter, especially with boys!'' -- Reading Time ''gross but hilarious'' -- Better Reading

Passing through more than thirty thousand years of history, the poems of "Bone Antler Stone" are a panorama of Europe from the painted caves of Chauvet and Lascaux to contact with Greece and Rome. The changing spiritual and material lives of the earliest Europeans are vividly imagined through their artwork, burials, architecture, and their interaction with the landscape, the seasons, and one another.

Birthday parties should be fun, not smelly. Too bad the fart monster doesn''t know that ... Ben''s been invited to a birthday party and the whole class is there, including the fart monster. There are plenty of party games and ... a terrible smell. While everyone blames the dog, Ben knows it''s not Turbo''s fault ... FART MONSTER AND ME is the hilarious series from bestselling duo Tim Miller and Matt Stanton -- sure to get kids laughing ... and reading! Ages 5+ Junior fiction Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Softcover book of black-and-white photographs with text on opposite page. Photos deal with American life.

Young women are disappearing in a small Indiana town. Drew Kane is a jail officer in that town, with the help of his mentor, Detective Rex Thomas; they search for the girls, but find the truth is more terrifying than anything they could have imagined.

That''s what Uranus looks like? It''s not shaped like a butt! Ben''s class is off to the new space exhibit. The fart monster can''t wait to show Ben where he comes from -- Planet Let ''er Rip! When the two friends find an empty space shuttle, is this their chance to visit the fart monster''s home? FART MONSTER AND ME is the hilarious series from bestselling duo Tim Miller and Matt Stanton -- sure to get kids laughing ... and reading! Ages 5+ Junior fiction Includes black-and-white illustrations.

One of the famed NEA four, performance artist Tim Miller unleashes his childhood demons and adult trials by fire in this fascinating account of an artistic, sometimes bizarre life. His style is fresh, energetic, confident, and sexy - an eclectic mixture of poetry, performance piece, and autobiography. Through humour, memory and fantasy, gratuitious sex, and unabashed honesty, SHIRTS AND SKIN charts one gay man''s take on the challenges of the last two decades of the millenium.

It''s been almost a decade since the Fart Monster first entered the world, now he''s back in this hilarious new book from bestselling creators Tim Miller and Matt Stanton When you''ve got a problem, who do you call? The fart monster has spent years releasing a barrage of bottom bazookas onto the world. Now, in a surprising twist, he''s here to help put an end to those roars from the rear! Follow along at home as the fart monster leads us through his DIY guide to easing the common fart.

The sixteen stories and two screenplays that make up Volume One of the Emmy(R) award-winning Netflix Original series Love, Death & Robots.Featuring best-selling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher.Stories and screenplays byAlastair Reynolds, Alberto Mielgo, Claudine Griggs, David W. Amendola, Joe Lansdale, John Scalzi, Ken Liu, Kirsten Cross, Marko Kloos, Michael Swanwick, Peter F. Hamilton, Steven Lewis, and Vitaliy Shushko

Nothing exciting has ever happened in Ben Dugan''s backyard. That is, until a Fart Monster alien crash-lands from the biggest and smelliest storm cloud in the sky! In one split second, Ben''s life changes forever. FART MONSTER AND ME is the hilarious series from bestselling duo Tim Miller and Matt Stanton -- sure to get kids laughing ... and reading! A bindup of the four books in the series: The Crash Landing, The New School, The Birthday Party, The Class Excursion.

There is a monster under my bed who farts. You don''t want to use the bathroom after him... The funniest picture book since THE MOLE WHO KNEW IT WAS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS - now in a ''Big Book'' format! Ages: 2+ Everyone says, ''It wasn''t me!'' But what if it REALLY wasn''t you? What if it was the monster who lives under your bed? How much trouble can one little monster cause... From two amazing new talents comes a hilarious picture book that''s guaranteed to be a runaway hit with both young and old. the funniest book since tHE MOLE WHO KNEW It WAS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS! Ages: 2+

''SURE TO DELIGHT YOUNG CHILDREN WHO THRIVE ON ALL THINGS GROSS!'' - ReadPlus.com.au In a galaxy of gastro not so far away ... Is there life on Mars? One little spaceman is determined to find out. Only no one told him that space travel can make you queasy. Can his stomach stop lurching from side to side long enough to solve the mystery? Ages: 3+

Jenni Yung just moved to south Texas where she is getting to know new people. Her neighbors seem nice enough and are good Christian folks. A week before Halloween, they invite her to a "Haunted House." This place turns out to be a Christian Hell House where horrible things are depicted. There are reenactments of Satanic sacrifice, souls being tortured in hell and other horrific images. All with the goal of scaring attendees into accepting Jesus. However, Jenni has a dark secret. A secret that doesn''t mesh well with the theme of the Hell House. Things take a wild turn as a whole new Hell is unleashed. Not even the Power of Christ can close this box once it''s been opened. Will anyone survive the night in the Hell House?

Stone Beach Primary is not ready for Ben Dugan and his new best friend. The teachers don''t know what they''re in for. The students don''t know what they''ll be smelling. Even Ben is unsure that he''ll survive the first day.

In this celebration of farterhood (oops, fatherhood), ten friends swap tales of their dads'' best (and WORST) bottom eruptions. How bad can these farts really be? Take a deep breath as you''re about to find out! From the bestselling creators of the Fart Monster and Dinosaur Dump comes a unique celebration of fathers -- and their close relationship with their kids. A great book to read with Dad! Ages 3+ 24-page full-colour picture book.

A playful celebration of art--in museums and in the world around us--as well as the joy of creating and sharing our own work, from acclaimed author-artist Tim Miller. Izzy looks. Izzy sees. Izzy is inspired . . . SWISH! SWOOSH! Izzy paints! Dive into imagination with this joyful celebration of art and creativity.

The biggest, meanest, HUNGRIEST monster in Behemoth Bay has a problem ... Frank has bitten off more than he can chew and now every time he opens his mouth he BURPS! The other monsters are more than happy to offer him advice. But will it work? Will Frank be cured? Or will Frank be belching to the end of his days? Burp along with Frank in this hilarious picture book from the bestselling creators of the Fart Monster and Dinosaur Dump. Ages 3+

Jazz guitarist Goodrick teams with Miller to explain his system of Generic Modality Compression, a way of studying harmony which allows guitarists to discover fresh and unusual chord voicings. With an introduction and appendix.

"Acceleration" is a collection of 41 fragments (vignettes, descriptions, monologues) of both poetry and prose that sum up the suffering and doubt and illumination of an age.

A collection of short stories with a mix of poetry and prose. The subjects range from a confused high-schooler to a mystic seeking paradise.

Eine Liebeserklärung an die schwule Liebe - aus der Feder von Paaren! Aktuelle und verflossene Liebschaften, Leidenschaft und Alltag, Langzeitpartnerschaften oder das Prickeln neuer Beziehungen - die tagtägliche Realität der Liebe ist vielfältig. Diese Anthologie erzählt auch von einer Zeit der Verluste, in der viele Männer ihre Partner verloren haben, und davon, wie dies allein durch Entschlossenheit und Lebenswillen erträglich ist. Aber vor allem erzählt sie von etwas Zeitlosem: der Liebe. "I love you", das bewegende, witzige und erotische Dokument schwuler Liebe, erschien erstmals 1998 - jetzt endlich wieder zu haben und nur als eBook bei Bastei Entertainment!