Author: Yan Ge
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612199097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A New York Times Editors' Choice and Notable Book of 2021 "Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror of 2021"—The Washington Post From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful novel that blurs the line between human and beast… In the fictional Chinese city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness—save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast, and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self. Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts of China engages existential questions of identity, humanity, love and morality with whimsy and stylistic verve.
Strange Beasts of China
Author: Yan Ge
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612199097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A New York Times Editors' Choice and Notable Book of 2021 "Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror of 2021"—The Washington Post From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful novel that blurs the line between human and beast… In the fictional Chinese city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness—save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast, and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self. Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts of China engages existential questions of identity, humanity, love and morality with whimsy and stylistic verve.
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612199097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A New York Times Editors' Choice and Notable Book of 2021 "Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror of 2021"—The Washington Post From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful novel that blurs the line between human and beast… In the fictional Chinese city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness—save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast, and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self. Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts of China engages existential questions of identity, humanity, love and morality with whimsy and stylistic verve.
Weird Maryland
Author: Matthew Lake
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402739060
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
GET WEIRD! “Best Travel Series of The Year 2006”—Booklist What’s weird around here? Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman asked themselves this question for years. And it’s precisely this offbeat sense of curiosity that led the duo to create Weird N.J. and the successful series that followed. The NOT shockingly result? EveryWeirdbook has become a best seller in its region! ((Series Sales Points)) This best-selling series has sold more than one million copies…and counting Thirty volumes of the Weird series have been published to great success since Weird New Jersey's 2003 debut
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402739060
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
GET WEIRD! “Best Travel Series of The Year 2006”—Booklist What’s weird around here? Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman asked themselves this question for years. And it’s precisely this offbeat sense of curiosity that led the duo to create Weird N.J. and the successful series that followed. The NOT shockingly result? EveryWeirdbook has become a best seller in its region! ((Series Sales Points)) This best-selling series has sold more than one million copies…and counting Thirty volumes of the Weird series have been published to great success since Weird New Jersey's 2003 debut
Weird Illinois
Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 076075943X
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Explores bizarre sights and stories found in Illinois.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 076075943X
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Explores bizarre sights and stories found in Illinois.
Maniacal Monsters and Bizarre Beasts
Author: Barbara Cox
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN: 1482402378
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Fans of scary movies know something about mummies and werewolves, but they might be surprised at just how many scary monsters and beasts exist in legends and myths. The Honey Island Swamp Monster, Jersey Devil, and Manticor make goosebumps appear even on skeptics. Readers will love this page-turning book and the spooky illustrations will make them think twice about reading it without a friend nearby!
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN: 1482402378
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Fans of scary movies know something about mummies and werewolves, but they might be surprised at just how many scary monsters and beasts exist in legends and myths. The Honey Island Swamp Monster, Jersey Devil, and Manticor make goosebumps appear even on skeptics. Readers will love this page-turning book and the spooky illustrations will make them think twice about reading it without a friend nearby!
Weird Wisconsin
Author: Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 0760759448
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 0760759448
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Weird Kentucky
Author: Jeffrey Scott Holland
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402754388
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402754388
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.
Weird Missouri
Author: James Strait
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402745553
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Each fun and intriguing volume in the award-winning series offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture: the oddball curiosities, ghostly sites, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402745553
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Each fun and intriguing volume in the award-winning series offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture: the oddball curiosities, ghostly sites, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Weird Arizona
Author: Wesley Treat
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402739389
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Each fun and intriguing volume offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture, including oddball curiosities, local legends, crazy characters, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402739389
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Each fun and intriguing volume offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture, including oddball curiosities, local legends, crazy characters, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Dinofile
Author: Richard Moody
Publisher: Hamlyn
ISBN: 9780600614005
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The fascination with dinosaurs never seems to abate: Jurassic Park is the 10th highest grossing film of all time, and books such as Walking with Dinosaurs have sold well over a million copies. Dinofilewill delight dinophiles with a wealth of fearsome facts and figures about these monsters that once strode the land, terrorized the seas, and patrolled the air. It features fascinating profiles of each animal, complemented by 120 awesome computer artworks of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and ichthyosaurs. At-a-glance information-all from the latest research-reveals where and when they lived, what they ate, and what their names mean; silhouettes illustrate their size compared with humans. An introductory section provides insight into fossils, the prehistoric age, and what may have caused the dinosaurs to die out.
Publisher: Hamlyn
ISBN: 9780600614005
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The fascination with dinosaurs never seems to abate: Jurassic Park is the 10th highest grossing film of all time, and books such as Walking with Dinosaurs have sold well over a million copies. Dinofilewill delight dinophiles with a wealth of fearsome facts and figures about these monsters that once strode the land, terrorized the seas, and patrolled the air. It features fascinating profiles of each animal, complemented by 120 awesome computer artworks of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and ichthyosaurs. At-a-glance information-all from the latest research-reveals where and when they lived, what they ate, and what their names mean; silhouettes illustrate their size compared with humans. An introductory section provides insight into fossils, the prehistoric age, and what may have caused the dinosaurs to die out.
Weird U.S.
Author: Mark Moran
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402766886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Covering all 50 states, "Weird U.S." takes an unconventional look at the oddities, outcasts, and just plain strange things to see or do in America.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402766886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Covering all 50 states, "Weird U.S." takes an unconventional look at the oddities, outcasts, and just plain strange things to see or do in America.