''The Book of the SubGenius: Being the Divine Wisdom, Guidance, and Prophecy of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, High Epopt of the Church of the SubGenius, Here Inscribed for the Salvation of Future Generations and in the Hope that Slack May Someday Reign on This Earth'' () is seen as the "

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" of the

Church of the SubGenius The Church of the SubGenius is a parody religion that satirizes better-known belief systems. It teaches a complex philosophy that focuses on J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, purportedly a salesman from the 1950s, who is revered as a prophet by the Church. SubG ...

. It was compiled from the Church's ongoing

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publication ''The Stark Fist of Removal''. It is usually placed in the humor section of most bookstores, though some SubGenius Members are authorized to move it into the religion section instead. The book has been republished numerous times, by at least two separate publishers. The original edition was published in 1983 by

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, while the re-release of the book (with the current cover illustration) in 1987 was by

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's imprint

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(, "1st Fireside edition").

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