Bob Eckstein, illustrator, humorist (and humorous illustrator) has spent the past six years writing and compiling the definitive book on the snowman.

With more than two hundred illustrations and a special section of the best snowman cartoons, The History of the Snowman is a truly original winter classic -- smart, surprisingly enlightening, and quite simply the coolest book ever.



Buy the book through theispot.com
Bookstore right now, or hustle over to the 66th & Broadway Barnes & Noble in New York City on Thursday, December 6th at 7pm where Bob is commanding a window and will be signing books, presenting a slide-show and submitting to all sorts of Q & A.

"A priceless collection of very important useless information."
-- Gary Sohmers, radio host and appraiser on PBS's Antiques Roadshow

“A charming and elbow-the-guy-on-the-bus-next-to-you fascinating tale of the world's first true arbiter of cool."
-- Brian Farnham, editor-in-chief, Time Out New York