See more ideas about book title, books and my books. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to how to poo on a date. The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales by oliver sacks. Dick wasnt always a slang word the way we use it today used to be a shorter version of the name richard and nothing else. These childrens books are almost too strange to be real. The lust lizard of melancholy cove by christopher moore. The prize was taken over a few years later by the bookseller, a book. Here are a few odd, strange, and totally bizarre books that might just qualify as the weirdest childrens books of all time. Some of the people who wrote these funny book titles might have been absentminded and out of touch, but it could also have to do with changing word use in the english language. I had a dream a year ago about books with odd titles and collecting them in. So whether theres something just a little different about the story, or the book is fullon bizarre, here are 100 wonderful weird books i have read and highly recommend. A shark made of text actually follows you through the book.
In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was. A while ago, we listed 10 ultra weird science fiction books that youve never read. Guide by the late charles l dobbins, known as the father of modern trapping, sees off polemical defence of traditional dairies. The weirdest book titles on amazon sad and useless. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Here are 39 odd or oddly named books that would look great on your shelf. Some of the people who wrote these funny book titles might have been.
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But whats really mindblowing is the list of science fiction and fantasy books that are equally strange. The diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year was born. The weirdest book titles on amazon 22 comments from how to talk to your cat about gun safety to how to avoid huge ships, when it comes to books, amazon really has everything. The book was immense, a sprawling epic composed of more than nine million words and over 300 watercolor illustrations, most of which were made by juxtaposing images from magazines and newspapers and tracing over them. But when its not enough they choose even more strange titles for their albums. A photographic study of soviet bus stops and a craft manual for flexible children go head to head with a cultural history of the anus. Some of the final illustrations were laid out on massive sheets of paper over 3 meters 10 ft wide. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Scroll down to see the weirdest and most ridiculous books you can actually buy online. Abebooks collects the best and strangest titles in its weird book room.
They say not to judge a book by its cover, but its hard not to judge it based on the title, especially when its one of the weirdest book titles of all time. Whether they intended to or not, these authors gave their books names that will make readers laugh or cringe before they even open the first page. Youll find out how to stay away from one of these from the book how to avoid huge ships. However, there are some that stop you in your tracks and make you wonder, what in the world were they thinking. Also, there are plain bad books with titles like does god ever speak through cats. Some bands choose really strange names for themselves.
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