THE MESMERIST: An occult detective tracks a murderer in an alt-version of 1979 New York City, in an era when looks can kill and hands can heal. Urban fantasy noir, 85,000 words.
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A little bit about my novel, JERSEY HEAT
My new book, THE SCIENTIST & THE SOCIOPATH
THE SCIENTIST AND THE SOCIOPATH features 17 nonfiction science stories. Real-life scientists tackle theories and discoveries that will change our world. Laymen grapple with disturbing science in their lives.
Big Bang theory to tissue engineering, human evolution to cryptography, strange animals, robots, and the secret of human ingenuity.
Culled from my extensive reporting for magazines such as Discover, Wired and Seed, these tales are bundled together for the very first time. This collection includes two never-before-seen stories. Top 10 Kindle Bestseller for Nonfiction Science Essays & Commentary. Top 25 Amazon Bestseller for Science & Math Essays.
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What you need to know about my book, BLOCKHEAD, about Fibonacci
BLOCKHEAD: THE LIFE OF FIBONACCI is a charming picture book that is a fictionalized story of the real-life mathematician Leonardo of Pisa. He journeyed to Northern Africa to work in his father’s business more than 800 years ago. He was surprised to learn that the citizens of his new home didn’t use Roman numerals. He traveled the world of the Mediterranean learning all he could about the strange new Hindu-Arabic numerals. Then he wrote books to teach western Europeans how to calculate with them.
The man we now call Fibonacci is largely responsible for converting Europe from I-II-III to 1-2-3. But he’s mostly remembered for a series of numbers known as the Fibonacci Sequence, which describes how many objects thrive and flourish in nature.
PRAISE
“…the clearest explanation to date for younger readers
of the numerical sequence that is found throughout nature and still bears his name.” —BOOKLIST
“Charming and accessible…”—NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
* “The lively text includes touches of humor; Emperor Frederick called him ‘one smart cookie.’ O’Brien’s signature illustrations textured with thin lines re-create a medieval setting.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review
“Math lover or not, readers should succumb to the charms of this highly entertaining biography of medieval mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Here's the deal on Signing Their Rights Away
SIGNING THEIR RIGHTS AWAY, the follow-up to my history title, features 39 biographies of all the men who signed the Constitution of the United States. It’s filled with anecdotes, quotes and a behind-the-scenes look at the squabbles and compromises that helped create the world’s oldest functioning Constitution.
PRAISE for RIGHTS
“Though Ms. Kiernan and Mr. D’Agnese clearly delight in noting the warts and blemishes of the Constitution’s signers, they maintain a refreshing reverence for the Constitution itself. Rather than ask readers to believe that an “assembly of demigods” (Jefferson’s words) wrote the Constitution, Ms. Kiernan and Mr. D’Agnese challenge the notion that the group that crafted this document of enduring genius was uniquely brilliant or visionary. If this raises the question of how exactly the miracle was accomplished, it should at least give readers some hope for our own seemingly uninspired political era.”—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
* “…snappy…descriptive…entertainingly written…” —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review
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Here's the skinny on Signing Their Lives Away
SIGNING THEIR LIVES AWAY tells the story of all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock loved fancy clothes. Sam Adams really did own a brewery—and drove it to ruin. Ben Franklin was so rich he could retire at age 42. These stories and more. Yes, you could probably find and read a deeper, more profound, seriouser book about the Signers out there, but why would you? Published by Quirk Books, Philadelphia.
PRAISE for LIVES
* “With this work, Kiernan and D’Agnese present readers with astonishing individual portraits of all the signers in an attempt both to dispel some of the mythology surrounding the document as well as to establish a place in the historical discourse for those men not named Jefferson, Hancock, Franklin, or Adams.”— SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review
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Stuff Every American Should Know
Stuff Every American Should Know is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a nifty, “gifty” book of American trivia. Founding documents. The Star-Spangled Banner. Apple pie. Bicameral Congress. It’s the only book that dares to tell you what you need to know that you can actually fit in your back pocket. If you are not an American, you have our permission to skip this title.
As heard on NPR radio stations: WBUR Boston and WNYC New York City.
PRAISE for STUFF
“…a dandy little book you could put in your pocket or purse, Stuff Every American Should Know…would be an ideal gift for a younger member of the family next month on the Fourth of July… It is a very interesting introduction to U.S. history and fills in gaps in one’s knowledge. It entertains. It makes you proud and happy to be an American.” — BOOKVIEWS
“This compact little manual, packed with important information and entertaining trivia, is a joyful patriotic celebration.” — BAS BLEU
“Their latest literary effort is a little gem filled with facts Americans should know but probably don’t. In addition to facts, they also set the record straight on popular myths.” — TUCSON CITIZEN
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