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Sunday, March 04, 2007

Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the year's oddest book title

Apparently, it is the 29th year that the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the year's oddest book title will be awarded. How is this important cultural event NOT on my calendar?

As you would expect, there are some real doozies; suprisingly, there's not a Continental Philosophy title in the whole bunch.

The front-runner is said to be How Green Were the Nazis? Nature, Environment and Nature in the Third Reich:


But don't discount The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification.


Here I was all set to place my bets for the NCAA tournament, and now this comes along to compete for my money. Damn you, Bookseller/Diagram Prize!

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