Am

For those pondering how they came to be, why there's something rather than nothing and why an infinite number of birds would have to be Brazilian birds, Am: A Hare-brained Assault on the Godhead from the Portals of Existence to the Foothills of Infinity, offers theories for everything and nothing. Biting the hand that once fed him, ex-priest Frånk Non tempts thunderbolts and fatwas with this appraisal of religion and his old boss, God. With an appetite for the sublime, the ridiculous, the infinite, and absolute nought, Non ruminates on the mysteries of existence and takes some well-aimed potshots at the godhead. Picking apart some of the world’s finest minds to bring you the most imaginative interpretations of quantum and evolutionary theories ever put to paper, the excommunicate seeks answers to the biggest questions and brings insight and humour to the po-faced God debate. If the opinion of a sock puppet's anything to go by, this is a must-read for all whose brains hurt at the sheer improbability of it all.