books about: uncyclopedia

books about: uncyclopedia

books:

Uncyclopedia

23 Ways to Get to First Base: The ESPN Uncyclopedia

Gary Belsky, Neil Fine

ESPN, 2007

Fun, fun, fun
This book has a lot of real neat sports related trivia. Could probably stump some people with some of the info FUN reading.

Rock N Roll Gold Rush: A Singles Un-Cyclopedia

Maury Dean

Algora Publishing, 2003

Not what it proposes to be!
Under the guise of a huge, phone directory size book, this one insinuates that it is a list of famous single songs and maybe some bios collected from library books. WRONG. It's fun! Prof. Dean teaches music, talks about his stars really crossing with 'THE REAL GUYS", ...

Football Uncyclopedia: A Highly Opinionated Myth-Busting Guide to America's Most Popular Game

Michael Kun, Adam Hoff

Clerisy Press, 2008

Addicting recreational read!
In the interest of full disclosure, I bought this book because I know Adam Hoff, one of the authors. $15 is a little bit of an investment, though, so truth be told I bought it more because I always enjoy hearing his unique thoughts on sports and less because of the ...

Uncyclopedia, The

Gideon Haigh

Hyperion, 2004

Similar and Yet Different
It seems that books of completely unrelated facts are the new trend in reference books. Like Schott's Miscellany, The Uncyclopedia is a compendium of irreverent facts that any trivia hound will love. However, a lot of the facts found in one can be found in the other. ...

The Baseball Uncyclopedia: A Highly Opinionated, Myth-Busting Guide to the Great American Game

Michael Kun, Howard Bloom

Emmis Books, 2006

The Newest Member of Michael Kun's Cult
As a lifelong baseball fan, I approached this book with some amount of trepidation. Poking fun at baseball can be a dangerous thing. You run the risk of ticking people off or, much worse, just sounding stupid. After reading all of the reviews of Michael Kun's books, ...