A collection of stories and essays from the author of the popular 'Callahan's Saloon' series. Some are set in Callahan's beloved bar, all -- stories and essays -- are entertaining and thought provoking. "Nobody's perfect, but Spider comes pretty damned close." Ben Bova
"If one were given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch, the best way to do it would be to snatch James Joyce from history, force-feed him Marx Brothers films and good jazz for the better part of a decade, then turn him loose on a world badly in need of a look at itself."
- The Vancouver Sun
"Spider Robinson is the hottest writer to hit science fiction since Harlan Ellison, and he can match the master’s frenetic energy and emotional intensity, arm-break for gut-wrench.”
- The Los Angeles Times
“Nobody’s perfect, but Spider comes pretty damned close.”
- Ben Bova
"A Master!"
- Locus
"Spider Robinson is the Tom Robbins of the 21st century."
- John Varley
"Spider Robinson is a master storyteller…"
- Allen Steele
[Spider Robinson] "embodies the best of Sturgeon, Heinlein, and Asimov."
- David Gerrold
"Robinson's creative imagination is admirable."
- Publishers Weekly
