I’ve always wondered
what it would be like to be another species. How would you experience the world
if you were a dog, a cat, or even a squid? Ed Yong considers these questions
in this information packed, easy to read science book.
I found myself getting
lost in the world of unusual animals. My favorite? The bay scallop who has
dozens of bright blue eyes lining its shell. Yong’s description of the way it
might “see” was fascinating.
Fans of Mary Roach will enjoy this exploration of the animal world. I devoured the book whole,
footnotes and all!
'Wonderful, mind-broadening... a journey to alternative realities as extraordinary as any you'll find in science fiction' The Times, Book of the Week
'Magnificent' Guardian
Enter a new dimension - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals.
The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving only a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into previously unfathomable dimensions - the world as it is truly perceived by other animals.
Grief makes people do strange things. When Abe loses his
wife to cancer, he turns to fishing for comfort.
He is joined by an
acquaintance at work whose family died in a car crash. What begins as a casual
expedition turns into something darker when the men meet a local at a diner,
who tells them an amazing story about Dutchman’s Creek. What follows is a
chilling story within a story that haunted me long after I finished the book.
The
Fisherman is an intimate tale that asks a critical question. How far are
you willing to go to get back the ones you lost? Think Pet Cemetery
meets A River Runs Through It and you’re close to capturing the spirit
of this book.
In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's…
When most people think of haunted houses, they usually
picture an aging building on the edge of town. But what if the place that’s
haunted is a busy fast food joint? That’s the premise of Daniel Kraus’s The
Ghost That Ate Us.
The employees of Burger City near Jonny, Iowa begin to
experience strange events. At first, the incidents are harmless, but they slowly
become more menacing, until an event happens that makes the national news. A
journalist comes in after the fact, to interview the surviving workers and try
to figure out what ‘really’ happened.
The book is scattered with pictures, a la
Ransom Riggs’ Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. The result is
an intriguing blend of horror, faux true crime, and biting social commentary.
Maybe you read about it on Twitter. Maybe a friend sent you a news clip. Maybe you saw it on an episode of Spectral Journeys that night you were flipping through channels, unable to sleep. On June 1, 2017, six people were killed at a Burger City franchise off I-80 near Jonny, Iowa. It was the bizarre and gruesome conclusion to nine months of alleged paranormal activity at the fast-food joint-events popularly known as "the Burger City Poltergeist."
The story inspired Facebook memes, Twitter hashtags, Buzzfeed listicles, Saturday Night Live sketches, and more.…
The fall semester is always a challenging time at Miskatonic University. All Ellen Logan wants to do is pass her classes while holding down a bad job at a New Age bookstore.
But when a former roommate jumps to her death from the university clocktower and another friend vanishes, leaving her with a mysterious book, she embarks on her own investigation. With the help of renowned professor Andrew Carter, she uncovers evidence of a murderous cult, a terrifying creature, and a ghost who knows far too much about her. To survive, Ellen and Carter must descend into the Darkness Below to stop the forces that threaten to tear their world apart.
