Maureen Stanton, author of Killer Stuff and Tons of Money" about the flea market, antiques and collecting subculture.

Author of "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-market America" (Penguin Press, June 2011), a behind-the-scenes look at the antiques and vintage, flea market and collecting subculture. Kirkus Reviews called it "a treasure-trove of a book." BookPage wrote, "Killer Stuff is a killer read. Enjoy it, then hop in the station wagon and see if you strike gold." And the Washington Post wrote of the antiques and flea market dealer I shadowed, "Not since Larry McMurtry's fictitious rogue 'Cadillac Jack' as there been such a charming emissary from the world of the previously owned." Wall Street Journal wrote, "Ms. Stanton captures the lower and middle echelons of the [antiques and flea market] business with great skill, and her diverting and wholly unpretentious book makes a fine companion for a day at the beach--or a weekend spent treasure hunting at Brimfield [flea market]." For this book, I shadowed one charistmatic mid-level dealer to auctions, antiques shows, flea markets, iinterviewed other dealers and collectors, and went behind the scenes on the set of Antiques Roadshow, The books gives fascinating microhistories of objects like opium bottles, shrunken heads, forks, comic books, Windsor chairs, marbles, and other cool objects. You can find the book on Amazon.com (USA or UK) and most internet booksellers. My website has more information, pictures, bonus material, background, videos and buy buttons for the book. www.killerstuffandtonsofmoney.com