Lapham Rising

<p>Harry March is something of a wreck and more than half nuts. Up until now he has lived peacefully on an island in the Hamptons with his talking dog Hector a born-again Evangelical and unapologetic capitalist. But March's life starts to completely unravel when Lapham--an ostentatious multimillionaire who made his fortune on asparagus tongs--begins construction of a gargantuan mansion just across the way. To Harry Lapham's monstrosity-to-be represents the fetid and corrupt excess that has ruined modern civilization. Which means quite simply that this is war.</p>