Darwin's Orchestra

Darwin's Orchestra

Author: Michael Sims

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9780805042207

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A journal of 366 essays includes natural history anecdotes from ancient times to the present and covers such topics as King Tut, werewolves, natural disasters, Calvin and Hobbes, and Georgia O'Keefe. 12,500 first printing. $10,000 ad/promo.


The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac

The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac

Author: Sharma Shields

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2015-01-27

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 162779199X

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A family patriarch is consumed by the hunt for the mythical, elusive sasquatch he encountered in his youth -- a quest that soon morphs into a desire to slay the beast.


The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac

The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac

Author: Kris D'Agostino

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1565129512

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Twenty-four-year-old college dropout Calvin Moretti moves back home with his parents and two siblings and is forced to deal with their problems, which include his father's cancer and his sister's pregnancy, as well as his own.


The Time Traveler's Almanac

The Time Traveler's Almanac

Author: Ann VanderMeer

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2014-03-18

Total Pages: 961

ISBN-13: 0765374218

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The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century's worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations. This marvelous volume includes nearly seventy journeys through time from authors such as Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, H. G. Wells, and Connie Willis, as well as helpful non-fiction articles original to this volume (such as Charles Yu's "Top Ten Tips For Time Travelers"). In fact, this book is like a time machine of its very own, covering millions of years of Earth's history from the age of the dinosaurs through to strange and fascinating futures, spanning the ages from the beginning of time to its very end. The Time Traveler's Almanac is the ultimate anthology for the time traveler in your life.