Top 100 Weird & Wonderful Books

[Liam]

AbeBooks' Weird Book Room: 101 Weird and Wonderful Books.


My Gag Award of the Year goes to:

1. Is Your Dog Gay?,

2. The Haunted Vagina

and

3. The Bible Cure for the Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

...

The Who's Who of British Beheadings by Geoffrey Abbott

My Visit to Venus by T. Lobsang Rampa

Summer With the Leprechauns: A True Story by Tanis Helliwell

James Bond: His World of Values by Lycurgus M. Starkey, Jr.

Roaring Dorset!: Encounters with Big Cats by Merrily Harpur

Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Mind Power by Donald L. Wilson

Soldier Bear by Geoffrey Morgan and W.A. Lasocki

The English: Are They Human? by G.J. Renier

What's Wrong With My Snake? by John Rossi, Roxanne Rossi

Blessed are the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch

What Moles Tell You About Yourself by Pietro Santini

The History of Torture by Daniel P. Mannix

Death in the Pot: The Impact of Food Poisoning on History by Morton Satin

Spaghetti Art Ware: Poodles and Other Collectible Ceramics by Wanda Gessner

Impeccable Birdfeeding: How to Discourage Scuffling, Hull-Dropping, Seed-Throwing, Unmentionable Nuisances and Vulgar Chatter at Your Birdfeeder by Bill Adler Jr.

What Not to Wear on a Horse by Ginny Oakley, Stephanie Soskin

Ductigami: The Art of the Tape by Joe Wilson

Le Petomane : A Tribute to the Unique Stage Act That Shook and Shattered the Moulin Rouge and the World by Jean Nohain, Francois Caradec

American Hair Metal by Steven Blush

50 Ways to Use Feminine Hygiene Products in a Manly Manner by B. Koz

How to Preserve Animal and other Specimens in Clear Plastic by Cleo E. Harden

The Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study by Stephen Skelton

The Deer-smellers of Haunted Mountain by John Joseph Meyer

Gangsta Rap Coloring Book by Anthony "Aye Jaye" Morano

Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School by Benjamin Franklin

Kneel to the Prettiest by Berta Ruck

The Big Book of Near Death Experiences by P.M.H. Atwater

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

The How and Why Wonder Book of Guns by Irving Robbin

Was Karl Marx a Satanist? by Richard Wurmbrand

Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words

Prehistoric Humans in Film and Television by Michael Klossner

Male Delivery: Reproduction, Effeminacy, and Pregnant Men in Early Modern Spain

Erotic Dots: Join the Dots to Create 60 Sexy and Exciting Pictures

How You Can Bowl Better Using Self-Hypnosis

300 Ways to Serve Eggs by Ruth Berolsheimer

Jewish Chess Masters on Stamps by Felix Berkovich

Teleportation: A How To Guide

Commander X with Tim Swartz

Why Do I Vomit? by Angela Royston

Semen for Sale. All About Artificial Insemination by D.O. Cauldwell

The Romance of Proctology by Charles Elton Blanchard

Knit the Christmas Story by Jan Messent

Taming a Liger: Unexpected Spiritual Lessons from Napoleon Dynamite by Andrew Kirk, Jane Moseley

Toilet Paper Origami by Linda Wright

What to Do When the Russians Come: A Survivor's Guide by Robert Conquest and Jon Ewbank Manchip White

Barbie: Voyage to Rados by Joanne Barkan

50 Sad Chairs by Bill Keaggy

Dead Pet: Send Your Best Little Buddy Off in Style by Andrew Kirk, Jane Moseley

Bass Fitness : An Exercise Handbook by Josquin des Pres

Oedipus in Disneyland by Hercules Molloy

A History of Orgies by Burgo Partridge

Washer Mouth: The Man Who Was a Washing Machine by Kevin L. Donihe

Help! A Bear is Eating Me by Mykle Hansen

The Joys of Jello

What Bird Did That? A Driver's Guide to Some Common Birds of North America by Peter Hansard, Burton Silver

A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown by Robert Baker

The Pop-Up Book of Phobias by Gary Greenberg

The Social History of the Machine Gun by John Ellis

An Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violins

How Green Were the Nazis? by Dana Miller

Doga: Yoga for Dogs by Jennifer Brilliant, William Berloni

Is Your Dog Gay? by Charles Kreloff, Patty Brown, Victoria Roberts

The Cat Whisperer by Claire Bessant

Pills for Cats by Charles Kreloff, Patty Brown, Victoria Roberts

Know How to Clip a Poodle by Dana Miller

Poop-eaters: Dung Beetles in the Food Chain by Deirdre A. Prischmann

The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis, Monica Nolan

Bombproof Your Horse by Rick Pelicano, Lauren Tjaden

Living With Llamas: Tales from Juniper Ridge by Rosana Hart

The Pet Psychic: What the Animals Tell Me by Sonya Fitzpatrick

Knight Life: Jousting in the United States by Robert L. Loeffelbein

The Amateur Taxidermist by Jean Labrie

The Great Pantyhose Crafts Book by Edward A. Baldwin, Stevie Baldwin

Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them by Roger Welsch

The Lost Art of Towel Origami by Ivy Press, Alison Jenkins

Critter Cuisine by Mary Ann Clayton

Twinkie, Deconstructed by Steve Ettlinger

Simply Seaweed: A Book of Tempting Recipes for Samphire, Seaweed and Sea Vegetables by Lesley Ellis

The Thermodynamics of Pizza by Harold J. Morowitz

All About Sausage by Ellen Edwards & Oscar Mayer

Dead Clients Don't Pay: The Bodyguard's Manual by Leroy Thompson

People Who Don't Know They're Dead by Gary Leon Hill

Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People by Dale Power

Nuclear War: What's in It for You? by Ground Zero

The Art and Science of Embalming by Carl Lewis Barnes

How to Be Pope: What to Do and Where to Go Once You're in the Vatican by Piers Marchant

How to Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction by Ann Druffel

How to Survive on Land and Sea by Frank C. Craighead, John J. Craighead

How to Survive a Robot Uprising by Daniel H. Wilson

How to Good-Bye Depression by Hiroyuki Nishigaki

The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America by Julian Montague

Monk Habits for Everyday People by Dennis Okholm

Paint It Black: A Guide To Gothic Homemaking by Voltaire

History of Shit by Dominique Laporte

The Waterless Toilet - Is it Right for You? by Ron Poitras

The Haunted Vagina by Carlton Mellick III

The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe by William A. Rossi

The Bible Cure for Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Don Colbert

Face Lifting By Exercise by Senta Maria Runge

Rebellious Wives and Slacker Husbands by John R. Rice



Cheers,
L.

[Flower]

Originally Posted by Liam

AbeBooks' Weird Book Room: 101 Weird and Wonderful Books.

Toilet Paper Origami by Linda Wright


Cheers,
L.

This must be the ultimate hate gift!

Any photos in the book, Liam?

[beelzebubbles]

How Green Were the Nazis? by Dana Miller

Is this the sequel to How Green Was My Valley?

[saliotthomas]

I think i shall pick my Christmass present for some of you on the list.
First Liam because he found the list

Male Delivery: Reproduction, Effeminacy, and Pregnant Men in Early Modern Spain
and
50 Ways to Use Feminine Hygiene Products in a Manly Manner by B. Koz

then because he seem to feel lonely these days,how to choose the perfect pet.
Is Your Dog Gay? by Charles Kreloff, Patty Brown, Victoria Roberts

Eric

How to Be Pope: What to Do and Where to Go Once You're in the Vatican by Piers Marchant
Was Karl Marx a Satanist? by Richard Wurmbrand
What to Do When the Russians Come: A Survivor's Guide by Robert Conquest and Jon Ewbank Manchip White

Bjorn

The Thermodynamics of Pizza by Harold J. Morowitz
People Who Don't Know They're Dead by Gary Leon
How to Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction by Ann Druffel

Aquablue

The Big Book of Near Death Experiences by P.M.H. Atwater

Mirabell

Gangsta Rap Coloring Book by Anthony "Aye Jaye" Morano
Know How to Clip a Poodle by Dana Miller
(though you could do something to your hairstyle)

Jayaprakash

The Cat Whisperer by Claire Bessant

Miercuri

A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown by Robert Baker
(dunno why,but sometime one has to guess at christmass)

Daniel

The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis, Monica Nolan
(Sorry daniel but there wasn't much left,don't show it to your girlfriend though)


To me

Petomane : A Tribute to the Unique Stage Act That Shook and Shattered the Moulin Rouge and the World by Jean Nohain, Francois
Caradec
The Great Pantyhose Crafts Book by Edward A. Baldwin, Stevie Baldwin

Merry Christmass...

[beelzebubbles]

I think this might be of some value to Stewart:
Impeccable Birdfeeding: How to Discourage Scuffling, Hull-Dropping, Seed-Throwing, Unmentionable Nuisances and Vulgar Chatter at Your Birdfeeder by Bill Adler Jr.

I bet there is information here that may be of use to forum administrators or moderators.

I like this title: The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America by Julian Montagu. I imagine it's like a birding book. Maybe it comes with a pair of binoculars for shopping cart spotting and blank pages to write in your finds. "I saw a Big Lots cart down by the Pathmark. It was five miles away from its natural habitat the Parkside Mall parking lot. How did it migrate this far?"

[miercuri]

Aw, Thomas, how thoughtful of you.
I've now read the entire list, impressive stuff!

edit: I am a little alarmed now, after showing the list to my boyfriend he wants to order Gangsta Rap Coloring Book. But I too would love The Pop-Up Book of Phobias

[Bottle Rocket]

The Social History of the Machine Gun by John Ellis

Funny, I was reading this (for the 3rd time) just a few minutes ago.

I can see why its title would appeal for a list like this, but in fact it's a remarkably concise and interesting book, essentially exploring the "industrialization" of war as reflected in the development of automatic weapons from the mid-19th century forward.

It is a bit hard to categorize ... on my military bookshelves I keep it next to The Great War and Modern Memory -- a less piquant title, but equally as unusual and fascinating a book.

Both are must-read for anyone with more than a passing interest in the past century or so of warfare.


BRocket

[kpjayan]

History of Shit by Dominique Laporte

Before Thomas recommends this book to me, I have read this; it is a fantastic book.

One of my colleague, who was fascinated by the name, had taken it from me 7 years ago. He returned this book, last week ( I am sure, he wouldn't have read a page).

[Daniel del Real]

Originally Posted by saliotthomas

Daniel

The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis, Monica Nolan
(Sorry daniel but there wasn't much left,don't show it to your girlfriend though)

Thank you very much Thomas, you generous man. Believe I'd rather read about lesbian horse stories than Twilight. Maybe the can make a movie later where the horse glow with the light.

[gonfler]

Originally Posted by miercuri

Aw, Thomas, how thoughtful of you.
I've now read the entire list, impressive stuff!

edit: I am a little alarmed now, after showing the list to my boyfriend he wants to order Gangsta Rap Coloring Book. But I too would love The Pop-Up Book of Phobias

I want those books too.

The History of Torture sounds good too.

[Liam]

Bondage for Beginners vies with Origin of Faeces as contenders line up for oddest title prize

A bumper year for strange books as longlist for 2010 prize is announced

From Bacon: A Love Story to An Intellectual History of Cannibalism, Collectible Spoons of the Third Reich and The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin, the Bookseller magazine has announced the longest ever longlist for its annual Diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year.


A strong leaning towards the scatological characterises many of the 49 longlisted books, with Peek-a-poo: What's in Your Diaper?, Father Christmas Needs a Wee, Is the Rectum a Grave? and The Origin of Faeces all vying for a place on the shortlist.


The prize's custodian, Horace Bent, said he received a total of 90 submissions for this year's prize, almost three times as many as last year, but was forced to reject many of them for either being too old – Sketches of a Few Jellyfish was published in 1880, and On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers in 1895 – or for failing to meet his "properly published" criteria.


"The adage that everyone has a book in them may well be true, but that doesn't mean every Tom, Dick and Harry out there can bash a few words out on a keyboard and then upload it to Scribd with a humorous title like The Historic Adventures of the Purple Waffle Iron on His Horse Made of Asparagus, and then think they have a chance at winning my prestigious award. I refuse to acknowledge such submissions," Bent said.


Titles with a strong chance of making the shortlist – which will be announced on 19 February – include Dental Management of Sleep Disorders, Mickey Mouse, Hitler and Nazi Germany and Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology, Bent added. Once the shortlist is revealed, the public will then be asked to vote for their favourite, with the winner to be announced on 26 March.


The prize, set up in 1978 during a particularly dull day at the Frankfurt book fair, has been won in the past by titles including American Bottom Archaeology and Greek Rural Postmen and their Cancellation Numbers. Last year's award was controversially taken by The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-Milligram Containers of Fromage Frais, which was written by a computer.



The longlist in full


100 Girls on Cheap Paper

A Tortilla is Like Life

Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology

Afterthoughts of a Worm Hunter

An Intellectual History of Cannibalism

Bacon: A Love Story

Baptist Autographs in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 1741-1845

Bondage for Beginners

Briefs for the Reading Room

Budgeting for Infertility

Collectible Spoons of the Third Reich

Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes

Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease

Cute Yummy Time

Dental Management of Sleep Disorders

Father Christmas Needs a Wee

Fluffy Little Kitten in Fluffy's Brother

Food Digestion and Thermal Preference of Toad

Governing Lethal Behaviour in Autonomous Robots

How YOU Are Like Shampoo: For Job Seekers

I Stopped Sucking My Thumb…Why Can't You Stop Drinking?

I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears

Is the Rectum a Grave?

Jokes by the Not So Famous Redneck

Map-based Comparative Genomics in Legumes

Mickey Mouse, Hitler and Nazi Germany

My Hare Line Meets the Brown Rabbit

Obama Guilty of Being President While Black

Peek-a-poo: What's in Your Diaper?

Planet Asthma: Art and Activity Book

Plough Music

Plug-in Electric Vehicles: What Role for Washington?

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Bean Conference

Schoolgirl Milky Crisis

Soft Drink & Fruit Juice Problems Solved

Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing

The Changing World of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The First Home-Built Aeroplanes

The Great Dog Bottom Swap

The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin

The Origin of Faeces

The Quotable Douchebag

The True History of Tea

The Wild World of Girly Men and Masculine Women - And Why Americans Suffer from So Many Other Idiotic Syndromes!

Venus Does Adonis While Apollo Shags a Tree

What Horses Do For Us

What Kind of Bean is this Chihuahua?