The following essay is a serious piece written in part on my reactions to Robert Pirsig's 
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, one of the most profound books I've ever read.
 

• A Personal Inquiry into Values

In a more twisted vein --

The Oldest Living Tortoise in the World (otherwise known as the Big Tortoise) is a character who shows up from time to time spewing forth his cynical view about the history of the world. Frequently, his versions conflict with standard versions. Frankly, I'm not sure if he's right or just plain senile, but his stories make interesting reading. 

The current list:

• As It Really Happened
• O.J. and the Inquisition
• The Rise and Fall of the Wooly Mammoth
• The Octopus of Love
• The Way We Were
• High Plains University
• Emperor Ted the First
• The Rise of the West
• Roman Continental Drifts
• Menacing Phantoms