Catalog Search Results
1) Mad Hatters and March Hares: All-New Stories from the World of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From master anthologist Ellen Datlow comes an all-original of weird tales inspired by the strangeness of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.
Between the hallucinogenic, weird, imaginative wordplay and the brilliant mathematical puzzles and social satire, Alice has been read, enjoyed, and savored by every generation since its publication. Datlow asked
Author
Language
English
Description
"Gladiators fought for glory. Ice harvesters chopped up lakes. In the USA, human computers, called rocket women, calculated the paths of spaceships with pen and paper. All these jobs really existed. Now they are gone. This is a book of extraordinary periods in history on six continents. It spans the centuries of the professional fartists and the walking toilets, of the brave riders of the Pony Express, and the lazy ornamental hermits. Marvel at Germany's...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Equal parts fab and frightening, Killer Style explores the ways in which make-up, clothing, and accessories have killed, maimed, or tormented those who wear and make them. From the story of hatters felled by mercury poisoning to tulle-burnt ballerinas to the victims of the modern craze for sandblasted denim, no one is safe from these crimes of fashion."--
Language
English
Description
"Blood Dupre is the enigmatic leader of the Hatters, Wonderland's mafia. Along with his second-in-command, Elliot March, also known as the March Hare, Blood Dupre schemes from the shadows inside Hatter Mansion, while keeping his enemies at bay. Yet when Alice Lidell enters his life, she gives the dangerous mafia boss a run for his money."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
Things are never what they seem in Wonderland. A chance meeting with a Cheshire Cat takes Alice to teatime at the Mad Hatters, where she is the guest of the hour! She then finds herself further honored by attending a weird croquet match and being introduced to the dangerously temperamental Queen of Hearts!
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Arts and Entertainment - Special Collections Topics
Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
Description
Scope and content: A variety of calendars, from 1923 to 2000, serving primarily as compilations of historical data and timelines, marking anniversaries of particular events; or as a compiled listing of various charitable and social events occurring in Nashville during a particular year. A few other calendars were produced for the purposes of advertising businesses, raising money for charity, or other activities. Several of the calendars also include...