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What do Neil Diamond, Touched by an Angel, Pamela Anderson, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, White Castle hamburgers, Benny Hill, Thomas Kinkade, and the song “You Light Up My Life” have in common? They’re all guilty pleasures-and they’re all celebrated in this massive A-to-Z encyclopedia.

Authors Sam Stall, Lou Harry, and Julia Spalding have unearthed fascinating trivia about literature (Valley of the Dolls, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue), television (The Real World, Land of the Lost), fashion (Members Only jackets, the WonderBra), and more. Every page features a sophisticated two-column design and handy guide words for quick at-a-glance reference. Best of all, we’ve illustrated 100 of the guiltiest pleasures with the same portrait style used by the Wall Street Journal.

Complete with 1,001 entries, it’s the ultimate guide to everything you hate to love!

SAM STALL pleads guilty to enjoying Fantasy Island, Bloomin’ Onions, and the artwork of Boris Vallejo.

LOU HARRY has mastered the Electric Slide and collects Hummel figurines.

JULIA SPALDING is a fan of Sweet Valley High novels, Clinique Pore Minimizer Makeup, and “Designer Imposters.”

KEVIN SPROULS is the Wall Street Journal portrait artist who created the WSJ portrait style.

In 1897, Archibald Constable & Company published Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the most famous horror novel of all time. For reasons still widely debated by critics, the first chapter of Dracula was cut just weeks before publication. Here, it becomes the central clue in a spine-tingling interactive mystery.

Dracula’s Heir begins ten years after the horrific events described in the original novel. Jonathan and Mina Harker are happily married and enjoying life in Bixby, England. Meanwhile, their friend Dr. John Seward is tracking a string of crimes that seems eerily familiar: A 14-year-old girl sleepwalks out of her parent’s house and disappears into the night. Two “accident victims” are found drained of their blood, yet there is no crime-scene evidence to explain what happened.

As with The Crimes of Dr. Watson, Dracula’s Heir features an original novella plus several removable clues, including a private journal, a death certificate, a newspaper, and more. Once you’ve solved the mystery, you can open the final signature (sealed at the printer) to test your sleuthing skills.

SAM STALL is a writer in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Pee stains on the carpet. Barking at all hours of the night. That embarrassing thing he does with your leg. It’s enough to make you cry out, “Why doesn’t my dog have an owner’s manual?” And now, thankfully, he does.

Through step-by-step instructions and helpful schematic diagrams, The Dog Owner’s Manual explores hundreds of frequently asked questions: Which breeds interface best with children? How can I program my model to fetch? And why is its nose always wet? Whatever your concerns, you’ll find the answers right here-courtesy of celebrated veterinarian Dr. David Brunner and acclaimed author Sam Stall. Together, they provide plenty of useful advice for both new and experienced dog owners.

DR. DAVID BRUNNER has owned and operated the Broad Ripple Animal Clinic in Indianapolis, Indiana, for more than 20 years. His clinic has received the highest level of accreditation from the ASPCA. He is the coauthor of The Cat Owner’s Manual.

SAM STALL is a freelance writer and the coauthor of several books, including The Cat Owner’s Manual, Dirty Words of Wisdom, and As Seen on TV.

Most pet owners keep their veterinary records in a single place-and up until now, a generic notebook has had to do the trick. But with this guided journal-based on our popular book The Dog Owner’s Manual-monitoring the performance of your pet is easier than ever! Each spiral-bound journal features space for recording:

• Unit specifications
• Medications and vaccinations
• Service provider visits
• Financial expenditures
• Visual documentation
• And more.

Full of technical tips, schematic diagrams, and frequently asked questions-plus a special envelope for storing licenses and medical receipts-these maintenance logs are invaluable accessories for any pet owner.

DR. DAVID BRUNNER has owned and operated the Broad Ripple Animal Clinic in Indianapolis, Indiana, for more than twenty years.

He and SAM STALL are the authors of The Dog Owner’s Manual and The Cat Owner’s Manual.

Dirty Words of Wisdom features timeless advice and profound profanity by everyone from Mark Twain and Eleanor Roosevelt to Bernie Mac, Ozzy Osbourne, and Margaret Cho. Here is just one of our favorites:

“You can’t talk about fucking in America. People say you’re dirty. But if you want to talk about killing someone, that’s cool.”
-Richard Pryor

Complete with inspirational full-color artwork and plenty of uncensored, unexpurgated advice, Dirty Words of Wisdom is a literary heirloom that your family will cherish for generations.

SAM STALL and LOU HARRY are the authors of As Seen on TV. They live in Indianapolis and spend their free time in the company of sailors, drill sergeants, and truck drivers.

Quirk has incredibly high standards of good taste-which is why most of the content in Dirty Jokes Every Man Should Know cannot be reprinted in this catalog. You’ll just have to trust us when we pledge that this book contains more than 100 premium grade-A dirty jokes, including

    * The One About Paris Hilton and the Himalayan Snow Leopard
    * The One About the Octogenarian Hooker and the Box of Raisins
    * The One About the Used Condom Salesman
    * The One About Your Mom

And many, many more. Packaged in the same elegant format as Jokes Every Man Should Know (50,000 copies sold), this raunchy companion volume makes the perfect stocking stuffer for brothers, uncles, grandfathers, and anyone who appreciates a dirty joke.

DOOGIE HORNER is a stand-up comedian and graphic designer based in Philadelphia. He’s also the author of The First-Timer’s Kit (Quirk, 2008) and Everything Explained Through Flowcharts (Collins, 2010).