100 Cool Things About Zombies

In this, her fourth book, science writer Shirley Siluk explores a cultural icon that’s — literally and figuratively — hard to kill: the zombie. From the zombie’s earliest appearances in ancient mythology to its dead-serious impact on our understanding of consciousness, the science of pandemics and modern society, this book covers it all in an easy-to-read, entertaining – yet enlightening – style. “100 Cool Things about Zombies” makes a fun read for both adults and older kids (12 and up).

Author Biography

Shirley Siluk is a Florida-based researcher and writer of non-fiction. She’s written about everything from climate change and smart cities to green living, bugs and zombies. Her main goal in all her writing is to promote good knowledge: accuracy, truth and big-picture, critical thinking. Shirley’s books include “Prove It! Fact-Finding Secrets of a Fanatical Online Researcher,” “100 Cool Things About Zombies,” “100 Ways to Make Money Online: A Guide to the ‘Net’s Top Freelance Marketplaces, Crowdsourcing Work Sites and Places to Sell Your Stuff,” “Rhythms of Shadow and Light in a Time of Divorce, Occupy and Climate Change” and “100 Cool Things About Bugs.”