World's weirdest book titles

Here are twenty of my favorite books with numbers as part of their titles. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of. These are just some of the more accessible weird sports that are played in some outoftheway and some completely normal parts of the world. My guitar wants to kill your mama frank zappa why does it hurt when i pee. Including dozens of amazing photos and fun trivia facts, the worlds weirdest animals introduces young readers to some of the freakiest and most bizarre animals that live in our world. If they intrigue you, check them out many are available through.

Several of the titles were nominees for the diagram prize, a distinction awarded since 1978 by a british magazine for the oddest book title of the year. That kind of notoriety is bound to drive the book sales of these odd titles for curious readers or for those who. And the 2016 edition complete with an updated round of titles will be available on september 10. Worlds weirdest sharks ebook by paul mason rakuten kobo. Career management in house prostitution transaction press 1980. Here are thirty hilarious book titles that make me wonder what exactly the authors were thinking when they wrote them. So the titles will generally relate to my first book type of titles and books with fun, but often fairly simple stories. Mar 25, 2010 winner announced for world s oddest book title award this article is more than 10 years old crocheting adventures with hyperbolic planes by daina taimina beats collectible spoons of the third.

Here in this above article we have found 10 most wonderful as well as weirdest libraries in the world and i hope from where we can get books of our own choice. 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. Welcome to abebooks weird book room heralded by the new york times, canada s globe and mail, the times of london, and the guardian uk as the finest source of everything that s bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and. Worlds weirdest dinosaurs king county library system. Just in time for that most mysterious and macabre of all nightshalloween, of coursenick redfern unleashes the world s weirdest places, his latest darkly entertaining supernatural title. Aug 18, 2015 they say that there is strength in numbers. Some of the best book titles today emerged only after much teeth gnashing. Weirdest book title of the year lifestyle rojak daily. 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 read and highly recommend. Light bender someone responsible for the precision making of neon lights.

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. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. French school martians, illustration from the war of the worlds by h. You can pick between fantasy, crime, mystery, romance, or scifi. Go to this link and gaze on the titles and be made. The world s weirdest comic books is a collection of 60ish cover shots and accompanying explanations of some really weird comic books. Its no surprise then that a lot of these twowheelers end up in one of the canals, thus giving rise to another profession the. As dee worked tirelessly to translate the code, he slowly realized that the soyga was an indepth list of magical incantations. Synopsis just in time for that most mysterious and macabre of all nightshalloween, of coursenick redfern unleashes the worlds weirdest places, his latest darkly entertaining supernatural title. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.

C by tom mccarthy, one of the novels shortlisted for this years booker prize, is not the first novel to be assigned a single letter from the alphabet as its title. Matt roper extreme ironing, chess boxing, camel wrestling. There are a great number of truly weird, peculiar, and odd book titles in existence. Drama these book titles are the most dependent on context. If youre agonizing over your book title, youre not alone. Listed below are over 150 of the oddest titles i could uncover, with authors, publishers, and date as available. Winner announced for world s oddest book title award this article is more than 10 years old. Weirdest guinness world record holders guinness world.

Weve searched high and low to compile this list of the craziest, quirkiest and most unusual homes across the globe to see what lengths some people have gone to create their very own home sweet home. Theres been a long tradition of newspaper columns with titles along the lines of its a funny old world or just fancy that. Associate vice president one of a number of vice presidents. A buffalo with three eyes, an exterminator who eats his days work, an elephant rampage through a restaurantall very bizarre, all very real.

Amsterdam is the most bicycle friendly capital city of the world. Sometimes though, the covertitle can be so ridiculous that youre left with no choice other than to jump to conclusions. Patron saint of academic studying unless this person was several hundred years old, im doubting whether this person is being totally honest about being a saint. Generate a random story title thats relevant to your genre.

Or are you just going for the guinness world record of book on most listopias. Here are 59 weirdest places across the world that are a mustvisit. Everyone s talking about it author neil gaiman is even tweeting about it, posting a link and suggesting his followers. The instant new york times bestselling book of entertaining, irreverent, and totally accessible illustrated answers to the scientific questions you had no idea were bugging you all your life fast company, from the creators of the wildly popular youtube channel asapscience. Jul 19, 2016 what were the smoking when they titled these books see more ideas about books, book title and my books. Worlds weirdest tv series 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice university of tokyo press. 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. Winner announced for worlds oddest book title award. The 9 strangest books of all time for readers unafraid of. Moseley viking table manners thanks to philip leibfried how to be good by amy winehouse thanks to lisa kelly eason my successful presidency by george bush thanks to eric snyder. Some of the titles used by dictators before world war ii were. 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. The weirdest and the longest book title mobileread forums.

Aquarium in singapore hold the title for world s largest aquarium with 80,000 animals, 800 species. The 20 weirdest movie titles of all time taste of cinema. However, there are some that stop you in your tracks and make you wonder, what in the world were they thinking. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. 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. Its also full of books that make me wonder if humanity has lost its grip on reality.

In its mysterious pages, you will find redferns personal top 25 paranormalthemed locales, and the strange, amazing, and diabolical things that lurk within them. Mar 07, 2019 to celebrate world book day, we thought wed compile a list of some of the dreariest, most uninspired or just plain baffling titles that footballers have given to their books over the years. That first book, written by norris and ross mcwhirter, was published august 27, 1955. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year wikipedia. 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. The 10 weirdest and most wonderful libraries in the world. Some of them are strange books that are a bit disturbing. With cool closeup photography and hairraising facts, this book introduces readers to the world s most bizarre beetles, from dazzling jewel beetles to fascinating flesh eaters. The book was a conundrum over 40,000 letters covered its pages, but they were arranged in a haphazard fashion that made little sense. Most of the titles do have darker words and thus a darker feel to them, but some could work just as well as a title for any other genre. Welcome to the weird book room on abebooks, where youll find some of the most funny and bizarre books, the world has ever known.

Readers wont believe their eyes when they discover weird creatures such as the ayeaye, barreleye fish and naked neck chicken. Since 1955, guinness world records has pushed human creativity, talent, and skill to its limits and beyond. One contest gives a prize for the oddest book titles of the year. Scroll down to see the weirdest and most ridiculous books you can actually buy online. Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the worlds oldest man living at 112 years old. Holy sht the worlds weirdest comic books by paul gravett. Generally a good movie title is simple, hints at the genre and is easy to remember. World s shortest books 1 how to look good by zach galifianakis thanks to purpleninja16 a pictorial appreciation of womens fashion shows in iran thanks to willie g. Read the world s 100 weirdest museums from the moist towelette museum in michigan to the museum of broken relationships in zagreb by geoff tibballs available from rakuten kobo.

The weirdest book titles on amazon sad and useless. Some say the world will end in fire, some say in garden. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Winner announced for worlds oddest book title award books. About help blog jobs established 1985 nhbs gmbh covid19. Yep, a few pages in and it became clear that the title was probably the least strange part of six gun gorilla. Chances are, when you think of sharks, it s the great white or hammerhead that swim into view. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year.

Some features are not just unique but can also seem weird to our human minds. As this entry into the worlds weirdest animals series explains, the echidna is one of the only egglaying mammals in the world. But there are some that will leave you puzzled and, quite frankly, amused. It will also give the audience a good idea of what to expect so that they dont feel disappointed that the movie didnt deliver what they were hoping for. Nevertheless, these odd achievements are quite interesting to know. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to how to poo on a date. Each place on this earth has its own unique features. Welcome to the most depressive sad and useless humor site in the world. Some say the world will end in fire, some say in garden gnomes.

Oct 23, 2015 the finest source of everything that s bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. As for book titles this seems to hold true with me since so many books with a number in the titles have always grabbed my attention when scrolling through the shelves of a bookstore. From the absurd to the near impossible, these books have inspired generations of readers and has come to reflect the trends and innovations of each passing era. Weird movie titles go against the usual rules for naming a movie.

Life is a circus run by a platypus by allison hawn, milk, turkey, and neurosis. Actually, i thought the weirdness level in this was lacking, probably because ive already read comix. Proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice university of tokyo press 1979. Book titles like these and other classics are beautiful and compelling, the kind we wont forget years after reading but theyre nothing compared to the weirdest book titles of all time. Cooking with poo has just been voted the weirdest book title of the year but there are lots of other amusing book names to be enjoyed.

An ozy series about some of the world s weird and wonderful secondhand book shops. Sep 21, 2011 15 most ridiculous book titles ever 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. In addition to the abundant color photos, the book has appealingly varied colored fonts and purple patterned background pages, frequent sidebars with quick facts, a page of fast facts, and solid back matter. With more than 300,000 books published yearly in the united states alone, editors and publishing companies have to be discerning about what titles. Guinness book of world records official representative seyda subasigemici said that philippines got the title for the most number of sky lanterns flown simultaneously with 15,185 lighted lanterns beating romania at 12,740. I had a dream a year ago about books with odd titles and collecting them in one place. The biggest mystery of all was contained in the last 36 pages. Apr 25, 2016 the first winner ever for this award which celebrates weird, strange or downright confusing book titles went to, proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice in 1978. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and graphics company based in london, and the.

Book title generator the ultimate bank of 10,000 titles. The book seamlessly blended science fiction, westerns and reality television to create a truly unique and not to mention utterly strange comic book offering. Read world s weirdest sharks by paul mason available from rakuten kobo. Boredpanda staff 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. This fun, interesting book introduces readers to some of the weirdest dinosaurs that ever walked the earth. I agree, i dont think that offbeat love stories and more is that weird of a title, i think the author is just trying to promote her book. Aug 27, 2015 that first book, written by norris and ross mcwhirter, was published august 27, 1955. 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. Everyones talking about it author neil gaiman is even tweeting about it, posting a link and suggesting his followers. The chuckling fingers novel by mabel seeley pulp cover art, woman dame grasp grab man hoodlum gun pistol danger.

This is actually a list of the weirdest book titles and one listing for the longest book title. When we think of the world s great museums, we tend to think of the louvre, the guggenheim or the victoria and albert. To celebrate world book day, we thought wed compile a list of some of the dreariest, most uninspired or just plain baffling titles that footballers have given to their books over the years. Jul 28, 2015 explore labella0104s board weird and strange book titles, followed. This is an ozy special briefing, an extension of the presidential daily brief.