Quirk: 292 books
Lost States
True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Everyone knows the fifty nifty united states—but what about the hundreds of other statehood proposals that never came to pass? Lost States is a tribute to such great unrealized dreams as West Florida, Texlahoma, Montezuma, Rough and Ready, and Yazoo. Some of these states came remarkably close to...
Stacked Decks
The Art and History of Erotic Playing Cards
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
The Rotenberg Collection is one of the world’s largest archives of vintage erotica, with more than 20,000 erotic playing cards in its holdings—and Stacked Decks highlights the best of the best.
Within these pages, readers will discover illustrated cards dating back to 1835, dazzling pin-up...
by James H. English
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Can you save fire island before it’s too late?
It was supposed to be a nice, relaxing weekend—with a little swimming, a lot of cocktails, and more hot bods than a year’s subscription to Men’s Health magazine. But when a vat of radioactive waste washes onto the beach, strange things start...
The Bride's Instruction Manual
How to Survive and Possibly Even Enjoy the Biggest Day of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
At Last! A No-Nonsense Guide to Bridal Essentials!
Feuding in-laws, rehearsal dinner meltdowns, controlling wedding planners— what’s a gal to do when her Big Day threatens to go down with more drama than a boatload of wedding crashers? Have no fear: The Bride’s Instruction Manual boils...
Paperback Crush
The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
For fans of vintage YA, a humorous and in-depth history of beloved teen literature from the 1980s and 1990s, full of trivia and pop culture fun.
Those pink covers. That flimsy paper. The nonstop series installments that hooked readers throughout their entire adolescence. These were not the serious-issue...
Gladstone's Games to Go
Verbal Volleys, Coin Contests, Dot Deuls, and Other Games for Boredom-Free Days
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
No Boards! No Boredom!
Remember the games you used to play in the car as a kid? You’d enjoy playing them again, but you can’t quite remember all the rules, and besides, the games were awfully easy. Well, Gladstone’s Games to Go has come to the rescue.
With updated classics and challenging...
How to Tell if Your Boyfriend Is the Antichrist
(and if he is, should you break up with him?)
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Boyfriend From Hell or Perfect Angel?
Your days of dating liars, cheaters, and total scumbags are over! Here are identifying characteristics for more than 70 potential boyfriends, along with advice about who to keep and who to kick to the curb. Find out if your guy is:
• Married...
by Ellen Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
This pocket-sized handbook to all things beer is the perfect gift for the homebrewer, craft beer lover, or anyone who appreciates a good pint.
From classic craft beers to trendy microbrews, beer is booming nationwide. Whether you prefer light lagers or hearty stouts, you’ll find lots to drink...
Find Momo across Europe
Another Hide-and-Seek Photography Book
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Play hide-and-seek with Momo, the bandana-wearing, head-tilting border collie who loves to tuck himself away for the stunning photographs taken by his BFF Andrew. The pair’s first books—Find Momo, Find Momo Coast to Coast, and the board book Let’s Find Momo!—explored landmarks and little-known...
The Bathroom Companion
A Collection of Facts About the Most-Used Room in the House
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
It’s the most used room in the house—but how much do you know about it? Here’s the first book about the bathroom written exclusively for the bathroom! Set it on the back of the tank and learn something new on every visit—amazing facts and figures from history, science, pop-culture, and more. Don’t let you time in the bathroom be a waste!
How to Behave: Dating and Sex
A Guide to Modern Manners for the Socially Challenged
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Mind your manners!
Is it ever okay to “embellish” your online profile? What’s the best way to deal with close-talkers? How can you handle a date who shows too much PDA? Discover the answers to these and other burning questions in Caroline Tiger’s guide to modern love, How to Behave:...
The Long-Distance Relationship Guide
Advice for the Geographically Challenged
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
A Survival Guide for the Geographically Challenged
The phone company might think long distance is the next best thing to being there, but The Long-Distance Relationship Guide knows better: long-distance relationships require hard work, commitment, a sturdy travel bag, a good calling plan, a healthy...
The Hello Kitty Baking Book
Recipes for Cookies, Cupcakes, and More
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
No one does sweet like Hello Kitty! Filled with simple recipes, beautiful yet playful photography, and Hello Kitty’s signature charm, *The Hello Kitty Baking Book *is a cookbook that’s yummy through and through. From Hello Kitty Cake Pops to Chococat Cake and Pretty Bow Pumpkin Pie, there’s...
Wedding Dogs
A Celebration of Holy Muttrimony
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Wedding Dogs captures man’s best friend at 75 weddings—dogs as the best man, maid of honor, ring bearer, or another member of the wedding party! Decked out in little doggy tuxedos or sporting a wreath of roses around their necks, these pooches share in the wedding couple’s big day.
Each...