Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts

Friday, November 6, 2009

Book: Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People.



"Here's one project you won't want to put off till tomorrow. All of the tools and techniques needed to produce strong and beautiful coffins are presented here in clear, concise language. Color photographs illustrate every step in the construction of three pet-size and three human-size coffins. " 


Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764303376

Friday, October 2, 2009

Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year.




The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, also known as the Diagram Prize, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to the book with the oddest title.

Some winners:
1978: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice.
1979: The Madam as Entrepreneur: Career Management in House Prostitution.
1984: The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History, and Its Role in the World Today.
1994: Highlights in the History of Concrete.
2004: Bombproof Your Horse. 

2008 The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais.
  
 Full list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookseller/Diagram_Prize_for_Oddest_Title_of_the_Year