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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The Amazing Magical Wonder Deck, by Mr. Mysterio
The Batman Handbook, by Scott Beatty
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
Chef's Secrets, by Francine Maroukian
The Field Guide to Produce, by Aliza Green
How to Survive a Horror Movie, by Seth Grahame-Smith
My First Book of Business Ethics, by Alan Axelrod
The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook, by Lee Zalben
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents, by Cormac O’Brien