Vampire Taxonomy: Identifying and Interacting with the Modern-Day Bloodsucker

By Meredith Woerner

Book Overview

Now that millions have read and seen Twilight , where do they turn for vampire advice? This wry, witty, fully illustrated, and bloody essential guide. Vampires are all around-books, movies, TV, comics- infiltrating our culture like never before. But what happens if one should run into a real vamp on the street? Vampire Taxonomy is the best defense against a fatal encounter in the dark. For the reader's protection, Meredith Woerner reveals the truth about- ?Sunlight sensitivity -Do vamps venture out in the day or stick solely to the evening hours? ?Physiology -When ready to feed, do they change appearance or simply lure with the seductive flash of a fang? ?Dress -Are they decked out in leather with aspirations of becoming the first vampire rock stars or do they cling to Gothic robes and ruffled collars? ?Diet -Are they waging a never-ending struggle against the temptation of human blood or do they view the world as their personal blood buffet?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399535799
• ISBN13: 9780399535796
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Tarcher
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher