<DIV>Interspersed with charts, graphs, and various crossword puzzles, <i>A Book of Noisy Outlaws, Evil Marauders, and Some Other Things . . .</i> features some of today's best authors spinning new tales ranging from the spooky to the strange. George Saunders tells the story of a father who takes caution to dangerous extremes in "Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father and Husband." In "ACES by Phone," a small boy finds a cell phone that lets him listen in on the thoughts of dogs, and in "Small Country," Nick Hornby introduces a country too small for a postal system but, unfortunately for one bookish boy, just big enough for a football team. Each story features full-color illustrations by artists including Barry Blitt, Lane Smith, David Heatley, and Marcel Dzama. <BR><BR>The collection includes previously unpublished children's stories from Jonathan Safran Foer (<i>Everything is Illuminated</i>), Nick Hornby (<i>High Fidelity</i>), Neil Gaiman (<i>Sandman</i>), George Saunders (<i>CivilWarLand in Bad Decline</i>), Kelly Link (<i>Stranger Than Fiction</i>), and Jon Scieskza (<i>Stinky Cheese Man</i>). The dust jacket folds into a unique aerogram, which factors into a special contest involving a story written partly by Lemony Snicket, partly by thousands of children.</div>