A Modest Proposal for Peace, Prosperity and Happiness

frank schaeffer harold fickett

C.B. is the eminently reasonable and fundamentally crazy civil servant, who, in A modest proposal concludes that secular humanism is the solution to what ails the world. In a biting satire, is C.B.'s shocking plan to rid the world of the "unneeded" divided into three stages, his plan for ultimate population control is in reality a meticulous report of actual proposals and current social trends projected to their terrifying conclusions.

Genres christian living

170 pages, Paperback

First published October 28,1984

This edition

Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1984 by Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 9780840759214
ASIN: 0840759215
Language: English

About the author

frank schaeffer

Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books. Frank is a survivor of both polio and an evangelical/fundamentalist childhood, an acclaimed writer who overcame severe dyslexia, a home-schooled and self-taught documentary movie director, a feature film director of four low budget Hollywood features Frank has described as “pretty terrible.” He is also an acclaimed author of both fiction and nonfiction and an artist with a loyal following of international collectors who own many of his oil paintings. Frank has been a frequent guest on the Rachel Maddow Show on NBC, has appeared on Oprah, been interviewed by Terri Gross on NPR's Fresh Air and appeared on the Today Show, BBC News and many other media outlets. He is a much sought after speaker and has lectured at a wide range of venues from Harvard's Kennedy School to the Hammer Museum/UCLA, Princeton University, Riverside Church Cathedral, DePaul University and the Kansas City Public Library.