Morecock, Fartwell, & Hoare
Morecock, Fartwell, & Hoare

Author: Russell Ash

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2009-11-10

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 142996457X

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There's a baby born every minute and each one has to be named. In this book, you'll find an insanity of nomenclature that beggars belief. Russell Ash has trawled birth, marriage, and death certificates, phone books, and censuses going back centuries to compile a compendium of breathtakingly unlikely-but-true names. Why on earth would Mr. and Mrs. O'Shea name their son Rick? What were the Fants thinking when they named their child Elle? Or Mr. and Mrs. Royd, for that matter, when naming their daughter Emma? Or how about Everard Cock, Page Turner, or Sally Forth? In this painstakingly researched, utterly true, riotously entertaining collection, readers will discover real-life examples of some of the most unusual, crude, and shocking names ever, presenting a laugh-out-loud overview of eccentricity through the ages.

Bizarre Books
Bizarre Books

Author: Russell Ash

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2007-10-30

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0061346659

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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.

Ruminations, Volume 2, Dawns and Departures
Ruminations, Volume 2, Dawns and Departures

Author: Eric v.d. Luft

Publisher: Gegensatz Press

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1933237937

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Essays and other short works on Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, socialism, Stirner, Feuerbach, Karl Schmidt, art, religion, popular music, suicide, games, humor, and general culture.

Barmy Britain - Bizarre and True Stories From Across the Nation
Barmy Britain - Bizarre and True Stories From Across the Nation

Author: Jack Crossley

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2008-11-03

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1857829247

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A hilarious compendium of all that's weird and wonderful about life in the British Isles - the eccentric, bizarre bureaucracy and outright oddity reported over the last year by the nation's newspapers, including: Guardian headline, 'Man with false leg hit with toilet lid.'; The Astrological Magazine, 'announces that it is to cease due to unforeseen circumstances.' Jack Crossley spent some 40 years in Fleet Street and has compiled this laugh-out-loud collection of anecdotes and strange goings-on which sound so outlandish you certainly couldn't make them up.

Fish Who Answer the Telephone and Other Bizarre Books
Fish Who Answer the Telephone and Other Bizarre Books

Author: Russell Ash

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780719560187

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Out of the tens of thousands of books published every year, a significant proportion are unintentionally funny or just plain loopy. Bringing these choice works together, Russell Ash and Brian Lake discuss the extraordinary titles: 'Aeroplane Designing For Amateurs', 'How To Draw a Straight Line' and 'Phone Calls From The Dead'.

Parrotfish
Parrotfish

Author: Ellen Wittlinger

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-06-19

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1442466812

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Angela Katz-McNair has never felt quite right as a girl, but it’s a shock to everyone when she cuts her hair short, buys some men’s clothes, and announces she’d like to be called by a new name, Grady. Grady is happy about his decision to finally be true to himself, despite the practical complications, like which gym locker room to use. And though he didn’t expect his family and friends to be happy about his decision, he also didn’t expect kids at school to be downright nasty about it. But as the victim of some cruel jokes, Grady also finds unexpected allies in this thought-provoking novel that explores struggles any reader can relate to.

Animal Wonder World
Animal Wonder World

Author: Frank W. Lane

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-07-25

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1590774450

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This is a charming series of essays on animal behavior, written in 1951 by the note British science writer Frank W. Lane, reveals obscure and fascinating oddities of animal behavior. The clear, logical explanation behind each bizarre happening grounds the observations in scientific research, and provides modern readers insight on mid-century scientific field methodology. Here are some of the cases featured in this fantastic compilation: Do bees tell time and tell each other of honey locations? Can game animals dodge bullets? Have fish an ear for music? Do birds hitch hike on each other’s backs? These questions and thousands of others are answered with scientific proof. Natural history fans, history of science buffs, and explorers of nature will find hours of fascinating reading within. A true mine of conversational material and arbiter of game controversies!

Listverse.com's Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists
Listverse.com's Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists

Author: Jamie Frater

Publisher: Ulysses Press

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 714

ISBN-13: 1569758174

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FREAKS OF NATURE, ODD CRIMES, SHOCKING DEATHS, DEVASTATING DISASTERS, BLOOD-CURDLING RITES, CRAZY CONSPIRACIES & MUCH, MUCH MORE -Gruesome Torture Devices -Mass Hysteria Outbreaks -Unbelievable Miniatures -Disturbingly Scary Clowns -Outer Space Mysteries -Astonishing Aphrodisiacs -Disgusting Ancient Jobs -Spooky Sports Curses -World-Famous Penises -Mail-Order-Bride Shockers -Brutal Pope Deaths -Outrageous Wedding Locales -Grossest Edible Animals -Appalling Religious Practices