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NewquistBooks.
This is the site for books by HP Newquist.
From science and music to business and brains, HP Newquist has written nearly two dozen books for both children and adults. His books have received numerous awards and citations, and they have been translated into languages as diverse as Korean, kanji, Arabic, Mandarin, and Indonesian.
This website contains links to all of Newquist's books, along with excerpts, links, and reviews. Just click a book from the list on the left.
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"THIS WILL KILL YOU: A Guide To The Ways In Which We Go"
Available now from St. Martin's Press!!!
It's a simple concept: how do things actually kill you?
Illustration by Jim Shinnick
There are lots of ways to go. Some of them incredibly unpleasant, some not so bad, and some that are actually kind of funny as long as they’re not happening to you.
Most of us are familiar with the events that cause our always untimely demise — diseases, accidents, lethal force — but we typically don’t know why such things make us die. For example, what really happens to the human body when you get hit by lightning? What does the dreaded Ebola virus really do to your insides? Why will four shots of whiskey make you happy but forty shots make you dead?
Since you’re definitely going to go, you might as well know what happens to you. That’s where this book comes in.
Written with co-author Rich Maloof, This Will Kill You is already featured in Men's Fitness, is a Book of the Month selection from Quality Paperback Book Club . . . and you can get much more over at the official website.
and next on the shelf . . .
"HERE THERE BE MONSTERS"
Spring 2010 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Hundreds of years ago, there were many unexplored regions of the world. These areas were left blank by mapmakers . . . but something sinister was out there. Sailors claimed that these faraway places were inhabited by mysterious beasts and sea serpents. To warn of the dangers lurking on land and under the sea, mapmakers wrote words that would chill the hearts of even the bravest explorers: Here There Be Monsters.
One of those monsters caused fear in sailors all over the world. It had huge eyes, an enormous head, and a razor-sharp beak. Most terrifying of all were its tentacles and slithering arms, each lined with hundreds of suckers. The creature was strong enough to grab an entire ship and drag it down—along with all the men on it—to the dark depths of the ocean. This monster was the legendary kraken.
Weaving scientific discovery with historical accounts—along with the giant squid’s appearance in film and literature--Here There Be Monsters explores the mystery of this creature in fascinating detail. Readers will find that the monster remains hidden no longer, because scientists have finally seen the kraken with their own eyes . . . alive and rising up out of the sea.
"HERE THERE BE MONSTERS: Coming Next Spring!"
HP Newquist's most recent kids' book is "For Boys Only: The Biggest Baddest Book Ever." You can click right here to read more about it.
Big news as of early 2009 -- it's getting ready for a Chinese translation. That means a billion more people can read it!
And get this: There's a brand new Australian version, complete with facts about kangaroos, bushrangers, cricket teams, and snakes you never want to meet while out on walkabout. And it has the daily minimum requirement of 25% Australian Content! Now we have even more reasons to rush back to Australia -- even if it's just to pick up a copy of the new book.
