Thus, i compiled a list of ten books with the weirdest titles, in no particular order. Godel, escher, bach, by douglas hofstadter this book isnt a novel. Bonus points if you use the skills from the previous book to craft a new cat out of cat hair. The weird us series and the newer statelevel books provide a great overview of those unusual things i enjoy. Weird and strange news stories from across the globe. Intentional or not, these authors gave their books names that will make readers laugh or cringe. Sir arthur conan doyle never wrote sherlocks most famous line. The book includes patterns for a yarn replica of the st. Though we have no clue how many copies books like fancy coffins and goodbye testicles sold, were pretty sure their titles made more buzz than the content inside. We should take special care to meet the highest standards of an encyclopedia. The book description seems particularly surreal, when tagged with the following. Caligari and madder mysteries by reggie oliver, the clockworm and other strange stories by karen heuler, and copsford by walter j. Strange kind of prize the annual prize for books that sound strange has announced its shortlist. Weird and wonderful book titles for curious collectors.
The second book is titled my big sister gave me drugs. Oddest book title prize 2016 in pictures 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. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was. No they didnt hit everything and sometimes they had to rush past something, but its a great starter. From the inappropriate ones to the plain strange ones, weird book titles might make make you laugh, make you squirm, or make you scratch your head, but one thing is. Ive spent a significant portion of my life, in particular my inner life, collecting and savoring books. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and graphics company based in london, and the. Ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to. When it comes to books, amazon really has everything. These creative book titles show that there is no topic out there that someone wont write a book about. For many of us, the most unusual books that weve read have been nonsensical childrens books like alice in wonderland or green eggs and ham.
That kind of notoriety is bound to drive the book sales of these odd titles for curious readers or for those who. The newest novel on this list, the book of joan is a book the novelist herself has admitted is weird but its also totally beautiful, really powerful, and in some ways eerily prophetic. Welcome to the weird book room on abebooks, where youll find some of the most funny and bizarre books, the world has ever known. Weird news, strange stories ripleys believe it or not. Here are a few odd, strange, and totally bizarre books that might just qualify as the weirdest childrens books of all time. So i thought to myself, these number bearing posts are a good thing to do when you dont have any bright ideas to write about. The star wars cookbook was so popular that there was a followup. Qw publishers small press publishing quaint and weird books. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book fair, commonly known as the diagram prize for short, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to a book with an unusual title.
We featured this book in this post in 2016, but it bears repeating here. A post apocalyptic scifi that is more unique and unusual than weird but an absolute must read for fans of the genre. I have deciphered as many of the weird job titles as i could and put the logical job title next to the silly one, but some have defeated me. This book also works if you have a crossdressing big brother. The 10 weirdest childrens books of all time, because. Rare, unique, and unusual books a very small book, a very creepy book, and everything in between. The book of strange facts and useless information dolphin. Get your daily dose of weird news, strange stories, and unbelievable oddities from around the world at ripleys believe it or not. If youve ever strolled down the aisles of your local book store, you are well aware that not every book title on the shelves is a gem. As a firm believer in both science and the occult, dees life straddled the line between reality and the spirit world. Despite book enthusiasts, teachers, and just about most serious readers telling us not to judge a book by its cover, its highly probable that we all still do. Its possibly the most unique book ever written, a book about thinking, about how thought is possible and how thought works, as well as a book about how systems can be constructed from elements that have no intrinsic meaning and yet the systems themselves have meaning. I find that most of my favorite books, in fact, are a little difficult to.
Relieve your suffering with these weird and perversely enticing books. Of course, it wasnt as popular as the third and final volume the whole family now lives in the house that crack built. Ten books with titles much too weird to be taken seriously. Seriously im not kidding anky farland runnerup 1957 nobel prize for disgusting literature meme on me. Go to this link and gaze on the titles and be made. Katie godor, from olney, in buckinghamshire, ran the 71st international pancake day race with a time of 1. 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. Its all a bit of a laugh, of course, but the fun isnt all innocent. I had a dream a year ago about books with odd titles and collecting them in one place. Scroll down to see the weirdest and most ridiculous books you can actually buy online. Unusual titles are great since they stick out in your mind. Here are 39 odd or oddly named books that would look great on your shelf. There are some really interesting looking books in this list.
Source via bibliophilic i also found these books of shadows which seemed pretty unusual too. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles youve ever seen 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. Funny book titles dating for under a dollar by blair tolman keep in mind that dating for under a dollar was published over a decade ago in 1999. There are a great number of truly weird, peculiar, and odd book titles in existence. The best weird,unusual and different nonfiction books. The roadkill cookbook has spawned dozens of imitators and sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The chuckling fingers novel by mabel seeley pulp cover art, woman dame grasp grab man hoodlum gun pistol danger. On march 10, 1552, mathematician john dee had a conversation with an angel. I love strange and weird books, mostly because i, myself, am strange and unusual. See more ideas about book title, books and my books. 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. However, there are some that stop you in your tracks and make you wonder, what in the world were they thinking. Wonderfully weird books, odd books, bizarre books and more.
The book of strange facts and useless information dolphin book scot morris on. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. Okay, you got me i wrote this list just so i could quote beetlejuice. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
I mean, you are never going to forget a title like exit, pursued by a bear. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months teach your wife to be a widow by donald i. Their latest titles include books like the ballet of dr. But there is such a thing as too weird, if you know what i mean. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year. Abebooks collects the best and strangest titles in its weird book room. The majority of the convoluted job titles below are from the marketing sector. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to how to poo on a date. Their titles might be strange, but their ideas are bound to be even stranger. The team at tartarus press is currently accepting submissions for. This week the ladies from the broke and the bookish have set a top ten tuesday theme of unique book titles, and what could be more fun. I would suggest looking out for a copy of nick totems a m m. Weird, unusual and different books score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
We rounded up some of the most extreme books in the world. It perhaps says something about people in marketing, an industry we recruit for and of which i am one. Welcome to abebooks weird book room heralded by the new york times, canadas globe and mail, the times of london, and the guardian uk as the finest source of everything thats bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. Im certainly a lot more likely to investigate a book with an unusual title than i am one thats run of the mill. The 61yearold patient was denied a liver transplant because doctors thought she. The book of strange facts and useless information dolphin book. So go ahead and explore the weird, wild and wonderful world of the printed. They say you shouldnt judge a book by its cover, but what do they say about titles. He had already amassed the largest library in london, but it was the anonymous book of soyga to which he devoted his most attention. However, hidden in the dark corners of literary history are entire movements dedicated to bizarre and surreal forms of writing. You wouldnt want to lose your lunch in the underworld read more 0. Everyones talking about it author neil gaiman is even tweeting about it, posting a link and suggesting his followers. The eatabug cookbook which has the classic cover blurb of 33 ways to cook grasshoppers, ants, water bugs, spiders, centipedes and their kin has been selling for more than 20 years. So many strange book titles exist, in fact, that bookseller magazine has been publishing a list of them each year since 1978, awarding the strangest title of the year with their diagram prize.
The weirdest book titles on amazon sad and useless. Its a combination of roadside oddities, ghost stories, and little known history. The items on this list are sure to change the way you think about. Titled books that truly must be seen to be believed, infact some of the titles were so, well.