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Dave Eggers' The Wild Things is available for preorder, in regular hardcover and
limited-edition fur-covered.

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M c S W E E N E Y ' S   P R E S E N T S : A L L   K N O W N   M E T A L   B A N D S . BY DAN NELSON - - - - This is a collection of the names of over 50,000 metal bands. Presuming that these bands had, on average, four members each, and multiplying that by the number of bands, one might figure that roughly a fifth of a million humans have pledged allegiance to one of them at some point in his or her lifetime. To celebrate the release of the book, we've posted the Q section below. Click here for the other 25 letters. Today the book is $5 off. - - - - Q.W.A.N. Q5 Qabr Qhafir Qhwertt Qliphoth Qliphoth Qojau Qoph Qrujhuk Q-Squad QÜ Quadrivium Quadruple Quadryss Quaet Gespuys Quake Quandary Quandary Quantum Quaoar Quark 7 QuarterBurn Quartz Quasar Quasi Modo Quasimodo Quasy Modo Queef Huffer Queen Absinthia Queen Adreena Queen Bitch Queen Evil Queen of the Elves Land Queensrÿche Queer Circle Quehanna Queiles Queiron Quejidos Del Seol Quel Che Resta Della Cresta Quell Quelonio Quemar Quercus Querimonia Querubes Ques Ans Quest Quest Quest Quest Quest Haven Quest of Aidance Questionmark Question-Mark Questions Questor Quick Change Quick Fix Quicksand Quicksand Dream Quiema Quiet Absence Quiet Outcry Quiet Riot Quietflower Quietus Quietus Quietus Quijote Quill-pen Quilmess Quilter's Bane Quimera Quimera Quinta Essentia Quintessence Quintessence Quintessence Quintessence of Flesh Quintessence of Hate Quintessenza Quisling Quix Qumran Quo Vadis Quo Vadis Quod Demonstratum Est Quorthon Quoth the Raven Quötta Pas Qwestion - - - - OTHER McSWEENEY'S FEATURES: - - - - McSweeney's Presents: All Known Metal Bands By Dan Nelson New Bowling Animations By Sean Adams Krazy Kris By Mike Sacks Your Millions Never Came: The Good News Is That I'm Making a Comeback By Dan Kennedy Worse Things Happen at Sea By Susan Schorn

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