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As discussed in a previous post many eons ago (which I now can't locate thanks to Firefox!!!) the competition for the weirdest book titles, as run by he Bookseller Magazine, has been hard at work as ever to appoint their 2009 winner.

Having brought books to the public eye such as 'How to Avoid Huge Ships', 'Bombproof Your Horse' and ''If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs', the shortlist for this year's Oddest Book Title of the Year included:

• 'Baboon Metaphysics' by Dorothy L Cheney and Robert M Seyfarth.

• 'Curbside Consultation of the Colon' by Brooks D Cash.

• 'The Large Sieve and its Applications' by Emmanuel Kowalski.

• 'Strip and Knit with Style' by Mark Hordyszynski.

• 'Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring' by Lietai Yang.

• 'The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais' by Professor Philip M. Parker.

Titles which didn't make the cut include 'Excrement in the Late Middle Ages', 'Tiles of the Unexpected: A Study of Six Miles of Geometric Tile Patterns on the London Underground', and 'All Dogs Have ADHD.'

The eventual winner of this year's prize - 'The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais' by Professor Philip M. Parker.

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Posted By: MelissaA - Category: Books, Humour, Interesting Facts, Loose Ends, Weird Facts

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Alphabetical CAMELS!!!!

February 21st 2009 09:32

During Persia's 10th century, the ruling grand Vizier had amassed a private library collection of a considerable size - 117,000 books..

The almost unbelievable part about this however, is that he took his entire library with him whenever he went travelling. How did he manage this?
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Posted By: MelissaA - Category: Animals, Books, Countries, Interesting Facts, Interesting History, Weird Facts

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BIZARRE BOOK TITLES!!!

January 29th 2008 09:38

Yes, these are actual book titles!this is the sort of thing you discover when you're very sick. OK I wasn't referring to that kind of sickness but it still counts I guess!