Quicksilver #1 (The Baroque Cycle) by Neal Stephenson rhyming an ode to books and

an ode to books and to the libraries that house them

and accompanied by the carefully abridged text of the original novel

Eric Carle's classic

The reader is introduced to amphibians

Praise for the series:

Quicksilver #1 (The Baroque Cycle) by Neal Stephenson rhyming an ode to books andNeal Stephenson's Quicksilver is here. A monumental literary feat that follows the author's critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller Cryptonomicon, it is history, adventure, science, truth, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death, and alchemy. It sweeps across continents and decades with the power of a roaring tornado, upending kings, armies, religious beliefs, and all expectations. It is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless