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  • The Flame Alphabet

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    In The Flame Alphabet, the most maniacally gifted writer of our generation delivers a novel about how far we will go in order to protect our loved ones.The sound of children's speech has become lethal. In the park, adults wither beneath the powerful screams of their offspring. For young parents Sam and Claire, it seems their only means of survival is to flee from their daughter, Esther. But they ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Age of Wire and String

    by Ben Marcus ...
    In The Age of Wire and String, hailed by Robert Coover as "the most audacious literary debut in decades," Ben Marcus weilds together a new reality from the scrapheap of the past. Dogs, birds, horses, automobiles, and the weather are some of the recycled elements in Marcus's first collection—part fiction, part handbook—as familiar objects take on markedly unfamiliar meanings. Gradually, this ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Notes from the Fog

    Stories

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Ben Marcus returns with a collection of timely dystopian visions of alienation in a modern world. Here a hapless, corporate drone finds love after being disfigured from testing his employer’s newest nutrition supplement; a father starts to suspect that his son’s precocity has turned sinister; and two architects in a failing marriage must consider the ethics of artificially inciting emotion as they ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Age of Wire and String

    by Ben Marcus ...
    In The Age of Wire and String Ben Marcus welds together a new reality from the scrapheap of the past. Dogs, birds, horses, automobiles and the weather are some of the recycled elements in Marcus's first collection - part fiction, part handbook - as familiar objects take on markedly unfamiliar meanings. Gradually, this makeshift world, in its defiance of the laws of physics and language, finds a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Leaving the Sea

    Stories

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    By turns hilarious and heartfelt, dark and illuminative, Ben Marcus’s Leaving the Sea is a ground breaking collection of stories from one of the single most vital, extraordinary, and unique writers of his generation.In the heartfelt “I Can Say Many Nice Things,” a washed-up writer toying with infidelity leads a creative writing workshop on board a cruise ship. In the dystopian “Rollingwood,” a ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    The Flame Alphabet

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Narrated by Andy Paris ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 7 min

    Ben Marcus has received numerous awards for his groundbreaking fiction, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and three Pushcart Prizes. In The Flame Alphabet, Marcus creates a chilling world where the speech of children is killing their parents. After being forced to leave their daughter Esther to fend for herself, Sam and Claire end up at a government lab intent on creating non ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Notable American Women

    A Novel

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    Ben Marcus achieved cult status and gained the admiration of his peers with his first book, The Age of Wire and String. With Notable American Women he goes well beyond that first achievement to create something radically wonderful, a novel set in a world so fully imagined that it creates its own reality.On a farm in Ohio, American women led by Jane Dark practice all means of behavior modification ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Art of Stand Up Paddling

    A Complete Guide to SUP on Lakes, Rivers, and Oceans

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Series series How to Paddle Series
    Stand up paddling (SUP) is experiencing fast growth in the United States and around the world. It can be enjoyed on inland lakes and rivers, as well as on the ocean and in the surf—but most important, it’s fun and a great way to stay fit.The Art of Stand Up Paddling will include everything both new and not-so-new paddlers need to know—from buying a board and getting started on your local lake to ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Notes from the Fog

    Stories

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Narrated by Rebecca Gibel, Charlie Thurston ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 40 min

    With these thirteen transfixing, ingenious stories, Ben Marcus gives us timely dystopian visions of alienation in a modern world—cosmically and comically apt. Never has existential catastrophe been so much fun.In "The Grow-Light Blues," a hapless, corporate drone finds love after being disfigured testing his employer's newest nutrition supplement—the enhanced glow from his computer monitor. A ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Leaving the Sea

    Stories

    by Ben Marcus ...
    Narrated by Andrew Garman, George Guidall, Brian Hutchison, Andy Paris ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 25 min

    From one of the most innovative and vital writers of his generation, an extraordinary collection of stories that showcases his gifts-- and his range-- as never before. In the hilarious, lacerating " I Can Say Many Nice Things," a washed-up writer toying with infidelity leads a creative writing workshop on board a cruise ship. In the dystopian " Rollingwood," a divorced father struggles to take ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Skateboard

    The Good, the Rad, and the Gnarly: An Illustrated History

    by Ben Marcus, Lucia Daniella Griggi ...
    The story of the simple skateboard is part thriller, part underground, underdog success tale. It’s chock-full of innovations, far-out graphic artistry, and ever-more-incredible hot-dogging feats. And the story’s told in this book with contributions from the stars themselves—Tony Hawk, Stacey Peralta, Jeff Ho, the Dogtown Z-Boys, and more. Beautifully illustrated with historical posters, ads, and ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Surfing Handbook

    Mastering the Waves for Beginning and Amateur Surfers

    by Ben Marcus, Kara Kanter ...
    Whether you’re a beginner trying to get started or an experienced surfer looking to take it to the next level, The Surfing Handbook gives you the tips you need to maximize your performance on the water, with guidance on training and conditioning, technique and style, safety and etiquette, and gear. Written by veteran pro surfing journalist Ben Marcus, this guide is illustrated with instructional ... Read more

    $14.39 USD