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Bite
Kevin Jackson
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Description for Bite
Paperback. Where did the vampires come from? Why have they come back? And how can you tell if you are one? Beginning with the first sightings of bats and blood-sucking in the Romantic period, this title follows the undead's progress through the ages. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Arm yourself with garlic, stake and crucifix, for the vampires are back in force - at the top of the best-seller lists, on your TV, on the web and lurking in darkened cinemas. But where did they come from?Why have they come back now? And how can you tell if you are one? Beginning with the first sightings of bats and blood-sucking in the Romantic period, Bite follows the undead's progress through the ages, right up to the present. Alongside mini-essays, anecdotes, facts and figures, each section will be punctuated with lists, such as the best places around the world ... Read more
Arm yourself with garlic, stake and crucifix, for the vampires are back in force - at the top of the best-seller lists, on your TV, on the web and lurking in darkened cinemas. But where did they come from?Why have they come back now? And how can you tell if you are one? Beginning with the first sightings of bats and blood-sucking in the Romantic period, Bite follows the undead's progress through the ages, right up to the present. Alongside mini-essays, anecdotes, facts and figures, each section will be punctuated with lists, such as the best places around the world ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846272127
SKU
V9781846272127
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About Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson's childhood ambition was to be a vampire ("you'd get to live in a castle - how cool is that!") but instead he became the last living polymath. His colossal expertise ranges from Seneca to Sugababes, with a special interest in the occult, Ruskin, take-away food, Dante's Inferno and the moose. He is the author of numerous books on ... Read more
Reviews for Bite
'With True Blood and New Moon fever gripping our screens, this thorough yet fun compendium of all things blood-sucking is a perfectly timed read for Twi-hards and vampire virgins alike. Jackson's guide leaves no crypt uncovered: from Orlok to Cullen, they're all here' Will Thomas, Empire (Nov 2009) 'Down the ages, there have been more iconic vampire figures than ... Read more