Quirk Books

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Quirk Books is an independent book publisher based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The company was founded by David Borgenicht, co-author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, which has spawned sequels, as well as a TBS television series and a board game. Quirk develops and publishes nontraditional and innovative crossover books that are objects of desire editorially, graphically, and physically.

[edit] Crossover books

Quirk specializes in "crossover books" that can be sold outside of book stores. In an interview with The Globe and Mail, David Borgenicht said, "We look for a concept that has a clear core market and, if published and packaged correctly with real, useful, and/or cogent information, has the ability to cross over into non-book stores.".

[edit] List of published books

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Chef's Secrets, by Francine Maroukian
The Field Guide to Produce, by Aliza Green
The Batman Handbook, by Scott Beatty
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents, by Cormac O’Brien
My First Book of Business Ethics, by Alan Axelrod
The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook, by Lee Zalben
The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis (2003, ISBN 1-931686-45-9) by Brendan Powell Smith
The Brick Testament: The Story of Christmas (2004, ISBN 1-59474-012-7) by Brendan Powell Smith
The Brick Testament: The Ten Commandments (2005, ISBN 1-59474-044-5) by Brendan Powell Smith
The Amazing Magical Wonder Deck, by Mr. Mysterio