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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Shatnerica: An A to Z Guide to the Man and His Universe

The fantastic LA Times Jacket Copy blog discusses "an admiring, amusing, perhaps disturbingly well-researched catalog of all things Shatner," recently released in a "millenium edition:"


This is delightfully cheesy and exactly what it should be -- what, you expected a picture of him from the TJ Hooker days? The 1998 original edition takes a stab at humor that gets tired very quickly:

3 comments:

nate s. said...

The cover really is perfect...plus, it's printed with a metallic ink. And the book is supremely entertaining...it's sitting on my shelf as I type.

Ian Koviak said...

I just shat on myself... all this and the fact that it's actually sitting on your shelf nate...

Anonymous said...

I'm going on Priceline to see if they'll pay me to own it.