The Second Black Dogs Almanac (2006) comes disguised as a harmless pack of playing cards, but inside you'll find more of the entertaining and engaging work from the group. Don't piss your life away when you could be pouring over this superb new micro-tome.

ARTWORKANDPLAY - three essays that combine to form a single treatise on ideas of art, work, labour and creativity, by Andy Abbott, Jon Slight and Dave Ronalds.

SACRIFICE FOR THE HACIENDA - Lawrence Molloy presents the tale of a man searching for death. The lovechild of Orwell's Homage to Catalonia and Murakami's Kafka on the Shore.

WORK/PLAY/ART/VALUE - contributions of short texts on these themes, read one, tear it out and throw it away/eat it/stick on your wall/wipe your arse with it (delete as appropriate). Illustrations by Eleanor Johnson that frankly have to be seen to be believed.

Design by Daniel Carey & Eleanor Johnson.