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What's The Number For 911?: America's Wackiest 911 Calls
Leland H. Gregory III
Andrews McMeel Publishing
, 2000
Correcting a faulty review
I'm Leland Gregory, the author of the book, "What's the Number for 911?" and I wanted to correct Alexis Mendez's faulty review of my book. 1) The chimp story - well, humor is subjective and if he didn't think it was funny, so be it. 2) I published the story of the ...
The Grilled Cheese Madonna and 99 Other of the Weirdest, Wackiest, Most Famous eBay Auctions Ever
Christopher Cihlar
Broadway
, 2006
Hard to put down once you pick it up
I heard about this book and originally intended to make it a gift for a friend but I ended up keeping it for myself. We have been passing it around the family and everyone is getting some pretty good laughs out of it. It's funny how a book about Ebay auctions is so ...
Offbeat Museums: A Guided Tour of America's Weirdest and Wackiest Museums
Saul Rubin
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
, 2002
From the Liberace Museum in Nevada to the Banana Museum in California to Leila's Hair Museum in Missouri, this illustrated guide carries readers into the most unusual collections ever gathered and put on display--and into the minds of the men and women who obsessively assembled them. Think you've "been there, done that?" Well maybe you ...
The World's Wackiest Spanish Joke Book
Sue M. Fenton
McGraw-Hill
, 2006
Really Bad Puns.
If I were the author of this book, I wouldn't put my name on it. When the discription said, "groan worthy" they really meant it. 500 puns guaranteed to drive you across the Rio Groan-de! is one of the better ones. I bought this book as a gift for my spanish teacher, ...
And Nobody Got Hurt 2!: The World's Weirdest, Wackiest Most Amazing True Sports Stories
Len Berman
Little, Brown Young Readers
, 2007
Great book for my nephews!
I gave And Nobody Got Hurt! Books 1 and 2 sets for Christmas for each of my nephews, both 10 years old. One started reading as soon as he opened his gift and was finished with one book by the next day. The other newphew isn't much into reading, yet he also started to ...
World's Wackiest Inventions
A. E. Brown
,
H. A. Jeffcott
Dover Publications
, 1970
A Most Amusing Book
This is one of the most hilarious books you will ever browse, and will be eager to share with a someone. It is a treat. It induces nothing but side-splitting belly laughs without ever trying. The book lists actual patents obtained, by inventive out-of-the-box thinkers ...
The World's Wackiest French Joke Book
Sue M. Fenton
McGraw-Hill
, 2006
A Delightful Vocabulary Builder
One might think that the silliness promised by this book's description would distract-- or even work against-- effective learning of new French words. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that just the opposite is true. The book's puns facilitate visual learning ...
Wackiest White House Pets
Kathryn Gibbs Davis
Scholastic Press
, 2004
Wonderful way to introduce kids to history
My 5 year-old daughter, an animal lover, really enjoyed the way we talked about history through the idea of White House pets. At the very least, it helped her identify the names of some ex-presidents. I like how the book gives a bit of a background on all presidents ...
And Nobody Got Hurt!: The World's Weirdest, Wackiest True Sports Stories
Len Berman
Little, Brown Young Readers
, 2005
Not his best efforts...
I was not a fan of this one enough to give it more than a two star review and a sentence for a critic. I'd like a refund. Instead - I sold it on eBay for half my money back. I accidentally gave th9is one 5 stars.
Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest, and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever
Bob Dorigo Jones
Grand Central Publishing
, 2007
Great coffee table book!
I first read this at my friend's house a few months ago and thought it was pretty funny. It's a great little book for your coffee table. Now I find myself reading warning labels on products all the time, to see if I can find any funny ones like the labels mentioned ...
Odd Jobs: The Wackiest Jobs You've Never Heard Of
Ellen Weiss
Aladdin
, 2000
I wish I'd had a book like this when I was a kid!
Delightful and original. Ellen Weiss explodes the idea that a "job" need be drudgery or obligatory. By interviewing people in unusual jobs who love their work, she shows kids that imagination and love count when thinking about a career. Her enthusiasm, amusement, ...
Cruise Ship Passengers Ask the Wackiest Questions: Questions, Comments, Jokes and Stories That Will Keep You ...
Richard Barry
,
Mary Frances Hansen
Portofino Publications
, 2000
Standard material if you're familiar with cruise ship life
This book is entertaining if you have never been exposed to the folklore and mores of cruise ships. Odds are, that if you have ever been on a cruise, you have heard these anecdotes and jokes, most likely from your Cruise Director. It's full of old standard tales (the ...
How to Deal With A Difficult Woman: A Survival Guide For Dealing With the Wackiest, Wishy-Washy and Worrisome ...
Tanya White
AuthorHouse
, 2007
Must Live With Them 3.5 STARS
How to Deal With a Difficult Woman by Tanya White is an interesting look at the different types of women in our lives and how we should deal with them. Ms. White profiles 55 female types and describes to us what makes up a type. Following the description is a short ...
Hongkongitis: Reports from the wackiest place on earth
Larry Feign
Chameleon Press Ltd
, 2007
Hongkongitis is ... an incurable affliction that causes one to secretly love Hong Kong while complaining loudly about it. While everyone else in Hong Kong was out doing real jobs, writer and cartoonist Larry Feign put together this collection of true but ridiculous facts, observations and stupid scientific theories about the most hyperventilating, ...
Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America
Melissa Jones
Capital Books
, 2005
Fun, Unique, and Weird!
"Superlatives USA" is one of the most fun travel guides I have ever used. The book covers the entire country and shows readers where all of the biggest, smallest, largest, windiest, oldest, etc. places in America are. If you're trying to have a vacation that is ...
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