Jitterbug Perfume
is an epic.

Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight (Paris time).

It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle.

The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god.

If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left.

This practical book offers many solutions for organizing domestic space simply by improving its storage potential. It deals mainly with types of spaces that cause the most problems, such as small apartments or small houses occupied by large families. Full of clear and stimulating images, this book reveals surprising formulas for camouflaging things and keeping them in order behind elements such as staircases, beds, baseboards and false ceilings, and shows how to take full advantage of elements such as drawers, baskets, wardrobes and shelves. This manual should be a good aid in organizing...

This novel introduces the most complex and compelling character Robbins has ever created. Switters is a contradiction in that he is an anarchist who works for the government and a pacifist who carries a gun.