Bizarre Books - A Compendium of Classic Oddities

Informationen zum Autor In the course of their careers in the business of writing and selling books, Russell Ash and Brian Lake have collected hundreds of bizarre examples from this extensive field. From double entendres and astonishingly specialized subjects to weird books on horticulture, science, and medical matters, the authors have left no catalog page unturned in their quest for the most bizarre of books. In the course of their careers in the business of writing and selling books, Russell Ash and Brian Lake have collected hundreds of bizarre examples from this extensive field. From double entendres and astonishingly specialized subjects to weird books on horticulture, science, and medical matters, the authors have left no catalog page unturned in their quest for the most bizarre of books. Klappentext They say you can't judge a book by its cover—but its title can tell you more than you ever needed to know! Amazing, illuminating, and gut-bustingly funny, Bizarre Books is the wonderfully twisted product of more than two decades of determined searching in forgotten corners of out-of-the-way libraries and through the literary detritus of eclectic private collections. It is certain to delight every true fan of trivia and the patently absurd. Zusammenfassung They say you can't judge a book by its cover—but its title can tell you more than you ever needed to know! Amazing! illuminating! and gut-bustingly funny! Bizarre Books is the wonderfully twisted product of more than two decades of determined searching in forgotten corners of out-of-the-way libraries and through the literary detritus of eclectic private collections. It is certain to delight every true fan of trivia and the patently absurd.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Russell Ash, Russell/ Lake Ash, Brian Lake
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2007
• EAN: 9780061346651
• ISBN: 978-0-06-134665-1
• Dimensioni: 133 mm x 178 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; History, Humour, Social and cultural history, Renaissance style, Literary reference works, Humour collections and anthologies, Hobbies, quizzes and games, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Gender studies: women and girls, Trivia and quiz questions, Contains explicit or offensive material or content, Literature: history and criticism, Language: history and general works, HUMOR: General, LITERARY CRITICISM: Books & Reading, HISTORY: Reference, REFERENCE: Trivia, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, LITERARY CRITICISM: Reference, GAMES: Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM: Humor, HUMOR: Topic / Language, HUMOR: Topic / History