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Sam Stall
Sam Stall has authored or co-authored more than 20 books, including the novels Night of the Living Trekkies (with Kevin David Anderson) and Dracula's Heir. His non-fiction projects span the realm of pop culture, from an examination of as-seen-on-TV products to a chronicle of bizarre suburban... show more

Sam Stall has authored or co-authored more than 20 books, including the novels Night of the Living Trekkies (with Kevin David Anderson) and Dracula's Heir. His non-fiction projects span the realm of pop culture, from an examination of as-seen-on-TV products to a chronicle of bizarre suburban crimes. He's also written or co-written several books about pet ownership. Two, The Dog Owner's Manual and The Cat Owner's Manual, have achieved combined sales of more than 300,000 copies. A couple of others, 100 Dogs Who Changed Civilization and 100 Cats Who Changed Civilization, have been published in more than a dozen languages. His latest pet-intensive projects include Wedding Dogs: A Celebration of Holy Muttrimony (with Katie Preston Toepfer) and Get Out of There, Cat! (with Kristina Knapp). Sam lives in Indianapolis with his wife Jami and their son, James. Visit him at samstall.com.
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xxsquigglesxx
xxsquigglesxx rated it 10 years ago
3.5/5
Rach in a Book
Rach in a Book rated it 10 years ago
I decided to read this book when it was promoted on Twitter by the publisher, Quirk Books. I really dig this publisher! Plus I love paranormal and true crime stories so it seemed like an easy win for me. It was a quick, fairly entertaining read but I found the voice and tone much too contrived and...
mollysmommyreads
mollysmommyreads rated it 10 years ago
I liked it.
Reading a Thousand Lives
Reading a Thousand Lives rated it 11 years ago
This book is a pretty fun read. I mean, who doesn't want to hear all the strange things that occur in Suburbia? I did think it was going to cover more true crime than it did, judging by the subtitle: "True Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Minivans". However, the true crime is pretty limited, and most of...
Hellen
Hellen rated it 11 years ago
Very funny and original because of its format (an owner's manual) and very informative too. The formulations ('models', 'programming', 'fuel') get a bit tiring in the end, but it doesn't make the information unclear. I'll read more books about cats, but this is probably the one I would use when I ne...
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