Smart Pop Preview 2015: Standalone Pieces on Zombies, Gilmore Girls, The Hunger Games, Mad Men, Star Wars, Munchkin, Game of Thrones, Reacher, and More |
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| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | LIT004260 |
| ISBN: | 9781941631980, Related ISBNs: 1941631983, 9781941631980 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 118, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's upcoming 2015 titles, as well as some of our favorite backlist titles, with this preview volume of standalone essays, excerpts, and recipes!
Volume Includes:
"I Remember Star Trek"—D.C. Fontana
From Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles, And the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Rodenberry's Star Trek
"Whimsy Goes with Everything"—Heather Swain
From Coffee at Luke's: An Unauthorized Gilmore Girls Gabfest
"Men and Monsters"—Alyssa Rosenberg
From Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons
"From Factions to Fire Signs"—Rosemary Clement-Moore
From Divergent Thinking: YA Authors on Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy
"Team Katniss"—Jennifer Lynn Barnes
From Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy
"Charge 6: Star Wars Pretends to Be Science Fiction, but Is Really Fantasy"— Ken Wharton with David Brin and Matthew Wooding Stover
From Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time
"Existentialism Meets Feminism"—C. Albert Bardi and Sherry Hamby
From The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly
Plus, enjoy excerpts from Reacher: An Unofficial Companion to Lee Child's Reacher Novels, The Munchkin Book, and YA trilogy, The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant and delicious recipes from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men and The Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocalypse: A Cookbook and Culinary Survival Guide.
Volume Includes:
"I Remember Star Trek"—D.C. Fontana
From Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles, And the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Rodenberry's Star Trek
"Whimsy Goes with Everything"—Heather Swain
From Coffee at Luke's: An Unauthorized Gilmore Girls Gabfest
"Men and Monsters"—Alyssa Rosenberg
From Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons
"From Factions to Fire Signs"—Rosemary Clement-Moore
From Divergent Thinking: YA Authors on Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy
"Team Katniss"—Jennifer Lynn Barnes
From Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy
"Charge 6: Star Wars Pretends to Be Science Fiction, but Is Really Fantasy"— Ken Wharton with David Brin and Matthew Wooding Stover
From Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time
"Existentialism Meets Feminism"—C. Albert Bardi and Sherry Hamby
From The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly
Plus, enjoy excerpts from Reacher: An Unofficial Companion to Lee Child's Reacher Novels, The Munchkin Book, and YA trilogy, The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant and delicious recipes from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men and The Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocalypse: A Cookbook and Culinary Survival Guide.
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