Reality in Vertigo
Explore reality and vertigo through mind-bending books on perception, identity, and illusion—from Borges' Labyrinths and Calvino's Invisible Cities to Flatland and An Anthropologist on Mars.
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Vampires, Burial, and Death
by Paul Barber
Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers a scientific explanation for the origins of the legends.
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Labyrinths
by Jorge Luis Borges
Readers are invited to take a new look at "Labyrinths," the classic by Latin America's finest writer of the 20th century--a true literary sensation--with a new introduction by cyber-author William Gibson.
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Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
In Kublai Khan's garden, at sunset, the young Marco Polo diverts the aged emperor from his obsession with the impending end of his empire with tales of countless cities past, present, and future.
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Suits Me
by Diane Wood Middlebrook
The jazz pianist Billy Tipton was born in Oklahoma City as Dorothy Tipton, but almost nobody knew the truth until the day he died. This jazz era biography evokes the rich, popular-music history of the Great Depression and reads like a detective story. 60 photos.
