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Bizarre Books
Bizarre Books: A Compendium of Classic Oddities | Russell Ash, Brian Lake
9 posts | 5 read | 33 to read
They say you can't judge a book by its coverbut 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.
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Abe
Mehso-so

Not really the best book of books I‘ve ever read.

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vivastory
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You never know what you're going to unearth while reorganizing your bookshelves. Just randomly flipping through it I discovered promising titles such as, "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Metal Lunch Boxes," "How to Cook Roadkill: Gourmet Cooking," & "Levitation for Terrestrials." Talk about TBR explosion! ?

Chrissyreadit Hmmm...I see Scouts In Bondage on the shelf.... 4y
Chrissyreadit Wait is the Groping? Is this old school erotica? 4y
vivastory @Chrissyreadit According to the book Groping is a 1933 novel about social struggle by Naomi Ellington Jacob. No sexual meaning was originally intended 4y
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sprainedbrain Quite a collection! 😂 4y
Theaelizabet I want the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Metal Lunch Boxes. Really. 😚 4y
TalecArashi @vivastory I wonder if the Watership Down chapter named Groping is a reference to the book, or if the word just lost an entire meaning somewhere? 4y
readordierachel My small plants are in need of ice cream, so this book would be perfect 😆 4y
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queerbookreader
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HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY!!!!!!!! Show me your books about books, your shelfies, books that have changed your life, your book stacks, book swag, a photo of you kissing a book, WHATEVER. Show me your love for books!! And tag me so I can see all the book love ☺️ 📖✨💚 #worldbookday

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 1! This is a heavily illustrated book of some really bizarre books and their covers, book jackets, summaries, and contents such as illustrations and snapshots of bizarre paragraphs. Odd, weird, head-scratching hilarity shall greet you on every page. You'll find "How To Draw A Straight Line", "Phone Calls From the Dead", "Whippings and Lashings", "Premature Burial & How It May Be Prevented", etc. ? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

LeahBergen Got it! 👍🏼 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 6! This is perfect for bibliophiles who love the absurd. The 2 booksellers & writers have collected bizarre books on a wide variety of topics as specific as double entendres and general as horticulture or fashion, and ones written by interesting authors: A. Clot, Richard Daft, Solomon Slack, & the like. Titles include "How To Abandon Ship" & "Drummer Dick's Discharge". You'll be fascinated & humored. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

LeahBergen Yep. It's a great one. 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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LeahBergen
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And another one ... for @becausetrains . Does it make you want to read it? #BestBlurbs #SeasonsReadings2016

BookishFeminist 😂 what is this?? 7y
LeahBergen @BookishFeminist I'm thinking it's another perfect Christmas gift 😂😂 7y
rubyslippersreads "Sometimes disturbing?" ? 7y
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respekt1111 Just wait until you read the sequel..."Ferry Boiler Explosions!" 7y
Hobbinol That's choice!👏🏻 7y
LeahBergen @respekt1111 "It's sometimes disturbing, too!!" ? 7y
LeahBergen @Hobbinol Isn't it?! 7y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Only sometimes! 😂 7y
LauraBeth I'd like this on my tombstone 😀 7y
becausetrains @LeahBergen ok, you got me, I'd read it 😂🚂💥💨 7y
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LeahBergen
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They just don't blurb like they used to anymore ... #BestBlurbs #SeasonsReadings2016

Books_Wine_Repeat 😂😂🤗🤗🤗 7y
LauraBeth 😂😂😂 7y
GlitteryOtters 😂😂😂 7y
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PurpleyPumpkin I think this is the best one I've ever seen!😂 7y
Suzze 😛😛😛😛😛😛 7y
rubyslippersreads 😹😹😹 7y
BookishFeminist 😂😂😂 poor Mrs Smallwood 7y
RealLifeReading You win! 7y
CherylDeFranceschi 😂😂😂 7y
obviateit 😂 7y
Hobbinol LOL it could have been worse. It could have read sweetmeats instead of goodies. 7y
[DELETED] 3323341091 oh, that made me snort- laugh! 😂😂 7y
EvieBee Oh no! Lol! 7y
LeahBergen @Hobbinol Eww, yes! 😂 7y
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LeahBergen
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Pickpick

Here is an excerpt, especially for @MrBook ,who gave me permission 😂😂😂#booksaboutbooks

Chessa 😂😂😂 8y
britt_brooke "Shall I take the organ out?" I'm dying (brb, going to order this book). 8y
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ValerieAndBooks OMG 😂 8y
DebinHawaii That is hilarious! 😀👍 8y
MrBook 😂😂😂😂😂 8y
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LeahBergen
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Pickpick

#Recommendsday Double entendres and unfortunate author names abound in this hilarious collection of real books that were somehow actually published. Can you judge a book by its cover? Maybe if it's called Shag the Pony or Flashes From the Welsh Pulpit. #booksaboutbooks

MrBook 😂😂😂👍🏻 Added! 8y
britt_brooke "Drummer Dick's Discharge." ? 8y
MrBook "Drummer Dick's Discharge" *smacks forehead* ????? I can't stop laughing! 8y
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LeahBergen @britt_brooke and @MrBook I know!! I wanted to add some "ruder" titles but wondered how far I could go on @Litsy ! ?? 8y
MrBook If it's published, have at it ?. "Leah Covers Covers & Has a Ball Doing It". 8y
LeahBergen @MrBook Hmm...that sounds like a good hashtag 😉 8y
MrBook Indubitably 😎👍🏻. 8y
quirkyreader This book gave me major laughs. 8y
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