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1,000 Places to See Before You Dieby Patricia SchultzISBN 0761104844 (0-7611-0484-4)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: '1,000 Places to See Before You Die'Book summary:Around the World, continent by continent, here is the best the world has to offer: 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers. Sacred ruins, grand hotels, wildlife preserves, hilltop villages, snack shacks, castles, festivals, reefs, restaurants, cathedrals, hidden islands, opera houses, museums, and more. Each entry tells exactly why it's essential to visit. Then come the nuts and bolts: addresses, websites, phone and fax numbers, best times to visit. Stop dreaming and get going. [via]
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10 Sure Signs a Movie Character Is Doomed: And Other Surprising Movie Listsby Richard RoeperISBN 078688830X (0-7868-8830-X)
Softcover, Hyperion Press
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10,000 Ways to Say I Love You: The Biggest Collection of Romantic Ideas Ever Gathered in One Placeby Gregory J. P. GodekISBN 1570714347 (1-57071-434-7)
Softcover, Hysteria Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: '10,000 Ways to Say I Love You: The Biggest Collection of Romantic Ideas Ever Gathered in One Place'Book summary:Say "I love you" again, and again, and again . . .
This little book of love is the biggest collection of loving ideas ever gathered in one place.
Express your true affection with secret love notes, perpetual bouquets, secluded picnics, outrageous gifts . . .
. . . and 9,996 more ways to say ""I love you!" [via]More editions of 10,000 Ways to Say I Love You: The Biggest Collection of Romantic Ideas Ever Gathered in One Place:
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100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literatureby Dawn B. Sova, Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret BaldISBN 0816040591 (0-8160-4059-1)
Softcover, Facts on File
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› Find signed collectible books: '100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature'Book summary:Throughout history, writers have had their works of literature and social, political, and religious thought censored in the United States and around the world. 100 Banned Books profiles 25 well-known, often classic works in each of these categories that have especially significant censorship histories. Each clearly written entry in this eye-opening book gives readers a summary of the work, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading.
Among the works covered are: Political Grounds: Animal Farm, Dr. Zhivago, The Grapes of Wrath, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and more Religious Grounds: The Bible, The Koran, The Talmud, Oliver Twist, and more Sexual Grounds: Lolita, Madame Bovary, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Ulysses, and more Social Grounds: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Canterbury Tales, Black Like Me, and more. [via]
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The 100 Greatest Disasters of All Timeby Stephen J. SpignesiISBN 0806523417 (0-8065-2341-7)
Hardcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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1000 Places To See Before You Die Traveler's Journalby Patricia SchultzISBN 0761138323 (0-7611-3832-3)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: '1000 Places To See Before You Die Traveler's Journal'Book summary:Inspired by the roaring #1 New York Times bestseller, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die Traveler's Journal is perfect for giving--it's specially designed for people who love to travel and want an elegant place to record their experiences. Scattered throughout the journal are traveler's lists ("Unforgettable Destinations for the 'Been There, Done That' Crowd"and "10 Experiences Guaranteed to Give You the Shivers") and quotes that will spark insight and provide writerly inspiration. At the back of the diary is helpful nuts-and-bolts info: time zones, conversion charts, telephone codes, mini-translation guides, and more. [via]
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Dieby Rizzoli, Michael LydonISBN 0789313715 (0-7893-1371-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Dieby Ackroyd, Peter (AFT), Peter BoxallISBN 0789313707 (0-7893-1370-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die'Book summary:For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a trove of reviews covering a century of memorable writing. Each work of literature featured here is a seminal work key to understanding and appreciating the written word.The featured works have been handpicked by a team of international critics and literary luminaries, including Derek Attridge (world expert on James Joyce), Cedric Watts (renowned authority on Joseph Conrad and Graham Greene), Laura Marcus (noted Virginia Woolf expert), and David Mariott (poet and expert on African-American literature), among some twenty others.Addictive, browsable, knowledgeable1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die will be a boon companion for anyone who loves good writing and an inspiration for anyone who is just beginning to discover a love of books. Each entry is accompanied by an authoritative yet opinionated critical essay describing the importance and influence of the work in question. Also included are publishing history and career details about the authors, as well as reproductions of period dust jackets and book designs. [via]
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieby Ethan De Seife, Steven Jay Schneider, Edward Buscombe, Linda Badley, Geoff Andrew, Tom Charity, Kathryn Bergeron, Joanna Berry, Garrett Chaffin-Quiray, Travis Crawford, Adrian DanksISBN 0764157019 (0-7641-5701-9)
Hardcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die'Book summary:"You played it for her, Sam. Now, play it for me." Everybody loves a good movie, and Casablanca is just one of the classics described in this, the ultimate book about movies! This volume's expert team of authors spans a full century of production, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. The listings are dramatically augmented with memorable photos, both in color and black and white. The book is a chrono-logical survey covering the best cinematic dramas, comedies, westerns, musicals, suspense and horror films, gangster classics, films noir, sci-fi epics, documentaries, and adaptations of novels and stage plays. Starting in 1902 with the French production, Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) and the famous 1903 American short, The Great Train Robbery, this immensely enjoyable read moves forward chronologically. Film fans review the 1920s silent classics of D. W. Griffith and the comedies of Chaplin and Keaton, then go on to the era of sound films, beginning in 1927 with Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer. Soon to follow were von Sternberg's 1931 classic with Marlene Dietrich, Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel), the Bela Lugosi portrayal of Dracula, and the inimitable King Kong. Other highlights from the 1930s include screwball comedies like It Happened One Night and Bringing Up Baby, the elegant song-and-dance fests that paired Astaire and Rogers, the crazy antics of the Marx Brothers, and the classic Warner Brothers gangster films where James Cagney, George Raft, and Edward G. Robinson were brought to justice in the final reel. In the 1940s, The Maltese Falconand Casablanca made Humphrey Bogart a household name--and spanning nearly a half-century, from the 1930s to the '80s, Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classics thrilled millions. Also well represented are the post-World War II European New Wave directors, including Pasolini, Fellini, and Antonioni from Italy, Resnais and Truffaut from France, and many others. Here too in words and photos are the classic westerns, from epics starring John Wayne and Gary Cooper to those in which Clint Eastwood shot it out with the bad and the ugly. --And certainly not to be overlooked are the great musicals, from Singin' in the Rain to Chicago.Readers who open this book to any page will find a major film described with a complete list of credits, an essay summarizing its story line and screen-history, and still shots of some of the film's memorable scenes. At the back of the book, both an alpha-betical index and a genre index will help readers find any film they're looking for in a hurry. Collectors of DVDs and video tapes will find this volume a must for their bookshelf, but even casual moviegoers will enjoy browsing through this big, entertaining reference book. For students of cinema, for discerning film buffs, for general moviegoers, and for readers who enjoy reminiscing over unforgettable lines of dialogue, here's the best place to start. [via]
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieby Lucy Summers, Edward Buscombe, Linda Badley, Geoff Andrew, Kathryn Bergeron, Joanna BerryISBN 0764159070 (0-7641-5907-0)
Hardcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die'Book summary:Updated with brand-new entries to describe the most recent major motion pictures, this critically-acclaimed volume spans more than a century of moviemaking, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. New in this edition are entries to describe such film hits as Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, Farenheit 9/11, and Million Dollar Baby. But in fact, this volume's team of critics goes back to 1902, describing such films as The Great Train Robbery, and progressing chronologically across the decades to cover the best cinematic dramas, comedies, westerns, musicals, suspense and horror films, gangster classics, films noir, sci-fi epics, documentaries, and adaptations of novels and stage plays made by filmmakers around the world. Each entry includes a full list of cast and credits, awards won by the film, an essay summarizing the story line and screen-history, and still shots of the film's memorable scenes. At the back of the book, both an alphabetical index and a genre index will help readers find any film they're looking for. Movie fans will find descriptions of great musicals like Singing in the Rain, westerns like High Noon, science-fiction classics like Star Wars, dramas like Chinatown and Schindler's List, and international classics from master directors who include Fellini, Antonioni, Resnais, Truffaut, Eisenstein, Kurosawa, and many others. Here is a volume that belongs in the personal library of film buffs, movie reviewers, collectors of DVDs-and every reader who enjoys reminiscing over great movies of the past and present. Hundreds of movie still shots in color and black and white. "... a great motivating guide to cinema. After reading one of its engaging, often profound entries on a missed film, you want to ... rent it. Best of all, it includes international, silent, animated, and recent films."
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1001 Ways to Be Romanticby Gregory GodekISBN 1570714819 (1-57071-481-9)
Softcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1001 Ways to Be Romantic'Book summary:Gregory J.P. Godek--dubbed America's Romance Coach--offers "1001 creative, sexy, loving tips and ideas" in the fifth anniversary edition of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic. Packed with advice, from "Little Things That Mean a Lot" to "The Mindset of a Romantic" and "Making Beautiful Music Together," Godek's straightforward approach is perfect for those new to romance or those needing a refresher course in the art of love. [via]
1001 Ways to Cut Your Expensesby Jonathan P. PondISBN 0440504953 (0-440-50495-3)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories Of World Literatureby Dawn B. Sova, Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret BaldISBN 0816060436 (0-8160-6043-6)
Softcover, Checkmark Books
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› Find signed collectible books: '120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories Of World Literature'Book summary:From Gossip Girl to The Kite Runner a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature.
Praise for the previous editions:
"A must-have for all of us who enjoy the right to choose what we read." Nadine Strossen, President, American Civil Liberties Union
Throughout history, nations, peoples, and governments have censored writers and their works on political, religious, sexual, and social grounds. Although the literary merit of the majority of these books has been proven time and time again, censorship efforts are still in place today. From Animal Farm to The Grapes of Wrath, The Koran to The Talmud, Ulysses to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to The Bell Jar, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read.
Tracing the censorship histories of 120 works from across the world, 120 Banned Books, Second Edition provides a summary of each work, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading. Many new titles have been added to reflect some of the controversies in recent years, and updates have been made to existing entries on such classic books as Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird.
New entries include:
-The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie (banned on social grounds)
-The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (banned on religious grounds)
-Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea (banned on political grounds)
-Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar (banned on sexual grounds)
-His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (banned on religious grounds)
-The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (banned on social grounds)
-and many more. [via]More editions of 120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories Of World Literature:
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14,000 Things to Be Happy Aboutby Barbara KipferISBN 0894803700 (0-89480-370-0)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: '14,000 Things to Be Happy About'Book summary:Flannel sheets. Strawberry ice cream. Making faces at monkeys in the zoo. Dog dishes that say "Good Dog." Carolers singing around a Norwegian spruce. Sun burning off the morning fog. Cabanas.
It's the little things that make life worth living, and they can be found by the dozens in this obsessive, quirky, and utterly captivating compendium with over 950,000 copies in print. A pure, unadulterated listing, it offers not a single explanation, aside, or footnote, but reading it is as irresistible as eating popcorn. Randomly selected and catalogued over the course of twenty years-and illustrated with joyous and jewel-like precision by the gifted artist Pierre Le-Tan-14,000 THINGS is Barbara Ann Kipfer's perfect antidote to the all-too-frequently-mentioned things we should be unhappy about.
It's a celebration of almost everything that's ever made us smile. And that itself is reason number 14,001.
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31 Songsby Nick HornbyISBN 0670914266 (0-670-91426-6)
Hardcover, Viking
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The Areas Of My Expertiseby John HodgmanISBN 1594482225 (1-59448-222-5)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Areas Of My Expertise'Book summary:With his Daily Show appearances and his "I'm a PC" Apple ads, John Hodgman has only become more famous since the hardcover edition of his all-you-need compendium of facts, The Areas of My Expertise was released. He has also become smarter. To reflect this, the paperback edition of The Areas of My Expertise has been expanded to include 100 new hobo names and new, additional complete world knowledge. John Hodgman and his fur-hatted associate, Jonathan, have prepared an exclusive video for Amazon customers explaining the above.
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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guideby Kenneth McLeishISBN 0747500797 (0-7475-0079-7)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub
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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reasonby Nancy PearlISBN 1570613818 (1-57061-381-8)
Softcover, Sasquatch Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason'Book summary:The response to Nancy Pearls surprise bestseller Book Lust was astounding: the Seattle librarian even became the model for the now-famous Librarian Action Figure. Readers everywhere welcomed Pearls encyclopedic but discerning filter on books worth reading, and her Rule of 50 (give a book 50 pages before deciding whether to continue; but readers over 50 must read the same number of pages as their age) became a standard MO. [via]
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The Book of Listsby David Wallechinsky, Amy WallaceISBN 1841956619 (1-84195-661-9)
Softcover, Canongate Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Lists'Book summary:The first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, of intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia has spawned many imitators - but none as addictive or successful. For nearly three decades, the editors have been researching curious facts, unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. Now, the most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in a thoroughly up-to-date edition. Published all over the world, and containing lists written specially for each country, this edition has something for everyone. [via]
The Book of Listsby Amy Wallace, Irving WallaceISBN 0553278681 (0-553-27868-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Book of Listsby Irving WallaceISBN 0688035744 (0-688-03574-4)
Hardcover, Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated
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The Book of Literary Lists: A Collection of Annotated Lists, Statistics, and Anecdotes Concerning Booksby Nicholas ParsonsISBN 0816022348 (0-8160-2234-8)
Softcover, Facts on File
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Hardcover, Sidgwick & Jackson - The Book of Literary Lists: A Collection of Annotated Lists, Statistics, and Anecdotes Concerning Books: ISBN 0816018103 (0-8160-1810-3)
Hardcover, Facts on File - The Book of Literary Lists: A Collection of Annotated Lists, Statistics, and Anecdotes Concerning Books: ISBN 0816022348 (0-8160-2234-8)
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The Book of Questionsby Gregory StockISBN 0894803204 (0-89480-320-4)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Questions'Book summary:A New York Times bestseller with over 2.5 million copies in print, THE BOOK OF QUESTIONS poses over 300 questions that invite people to explore the most fascinating of subjects: themselves. These questions are as intriguing as our very lives because they are about our lives-our fundamental values and beliefs, our dreams and nightmares about sex, money, love, power.
Some of the questions thrust you into a value-testing hypothetical situation (Would you accept 20 years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you would die at the end of the period?), some ask you to delve into your past (When is the last time you stole anything?) and help you find out if you've changed (Would you now return it if you could?), and others reveal your basic nature by examining your behavior (When you are given a compliment do you usually acknowledge it or suggest that you really do not deserve it?). Whether used as an avenue for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, or simply as an entertainment, The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges-and even changes-the way readers view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own.
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The Disinformation Book Of Listsby Russ KickISBN 0972952942 (0-9729529-4-2)
Softcover, Disinformation Co
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Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Liesby Russ KickISBN 0971394202 (0-9713942-0-2)
Softcover, Disinformation Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies'Book summary:Everything You Know Is Wrong follows the underground classic You Are Being Lied To--a provocative anti-media book which proclaimed, "once you read [it] you'll wonder if anything you know is right". Everything is an excellent collection by any standards. As incendiary as its precursor it contains a number of highly incisive articles, which, despite coming from the usual suspects, manage to inform and disturb in fairly equal measure. Naomi Klein, of No Logo fame, reminds us that the one lesson that must be learned from the atrocity that was 9/11 is that it is "the boring stuff that binds us all together [that is] the foundation of all our future security". Respected American historian Howard Zinn (writer of the bestselling A People's History of the United States) provides a chapter on the forgotten Colorado Coal Strike. Peter Breggin (Toxic Psychiatry) reminds us of the scandal surrounding the psychiatric drugging of children to enforce highly questionable behavioural norms. There are challenging essays concerning TV (and how bad it is for us), about the (lack of) youth violence, about US foreign policy and much more besides. This is a big, baggy, coffee-table book of iconoclastic journalism. And it is certainly worth the eye-popping ride. --Mark Thwaite [via]
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Frog and Toad Togetherby Arnold LobelISBN 069401298X (0-694-01298-X)
Hardcover, Harperfestival
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Guinness 2000 Book of Records: Millennium Editionby Guinness Media IncISBN 1892051001 (1-892051-00-1)
Hardcover, Guinness Records
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Guinness World Records 2000ISBN 0613240707 (0-613-24070-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
Find This BookBook summary:Searching for the name of the most tattooed woman, or in desperate need of knowing which NFL team has accomplished the highest number of consecutive wins? As always, the Guinness Book of World Records is the prime source of such top-ranked trivia, and this fancy edition for 2001 is no exception. With its large, hardcover format, bright colors, numerous photos, and quality print job, this book deserves a permanent home on your coffee table. Divided into color-coded sections such as crime, gadgets, spacecraft, weather, sports, and the ever-fascinating human body, you'll find everything from the bestselling hip-hop album (CrazySexyCool by TLC) to the rarest living creature (an Abingdon Island giant tortoise by the name of Lonesome George). Fun high-tech categories include most-visited Web sites (www.france98.com), fastest-selling PC game (Myst), and fastest-spreading worm (the dreaded "I love you"). Showcasing some of mankind's proudest achievements, the two pages devoted to robots present us the slightly absurd "most cocktails mixed by a robot," accomplished by Cynthia and Rastus from Cynthia's Cyberbar, along with many more-practical successes.
Young and ambitious readers will find one short section especially inspiring. At the back of the book, specific instructions tell you how to go about setting your own world record, including contact information, guidelines, and suggestions on how to prevail without becoming a world-class athlete or permanently altering your body. Following this helpful information is a list of some of the more unusual accomplishments that resulted in new records: marshmallow nose blow, heaviest ear lift, longest bubble, and fastest ketchup drinker are but a few. Whether you use this book to settle bar bets, entertain the family, or inspire yourself to dizzying heights of personal achievement, it's a sure hit for trivia buffs of all ages. --Jill Lightner [via]
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Guinness World Records 2000by Nic KynastonISBN 0553582682 (0-553-58268-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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High Fidelityby Nick HornbyISBN 1573228214 (1-57322-821-4)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'High Fidelity'Book summary:It has been said often enough that baby boomers are a television generation, but the very funny novel High Fidelity reminds that in a way they are the record-album generation as well. This funny novel is obsessed with music; Hornby's narrator is an early-thirtysomething English guy who runs a London record store. He sells albums recorded the old-fashioned way--on vinyl--and is having a tough time making other transitions as well, specifically adulthood. The book is in one sense a love story, both sweet and interesting; most entertaining, though, are the hilarious arguments over arcane matters of pop music. [via]
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The Kids' Book Of Questionsby Gregory StockISBN 0761135952 (0-7611-3595-2)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Kids' Book Of Questions'Book summary:From the author of the 1.9-million-copy bestseller The Book of Questions, here is a collection of questions specially designed to challenge, provoke, entertain, and expand young minds.
Going far beyond why the world is round and the sky is blue, these questions delve into fantasies (If you knew that by devoting every single Saturday to some talent, you could be the best in your school, what talent would you choose?), thorny dilemmas (If you agreed to sell your bike to a friend and then someone offered you more money, would you go back on the bargain?), provocative ideas (What things do you think your parents do just to set an example for you?), and embarrassing challenges (Would you kiss someone in front of your whole class for $100?).
The Kids' Book of Questions helps kids deal with fears and hopes, learn about trust, determine right from wrong, and confront divorce and other troubles at home, along with embarrassing or purely amusing challenges. Most of all, it teaches kids to make asking the right questions a part of their lives. [via]More editions of The Kids' Book Of Questions:
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Late Night Top Ten Listsby David LettermanISBN 0671511432 (0-671-51143-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Late Night Top Ten Lists'Book summary:A popular late evening television host presents a collection of his most outrageous Top Ten Lists, arguing that the fourth best reason for reading his material is that the book has been made from criminal trees that deserved to die. Reprint. [via]
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The "Late Night With David Letterman" Book of Top Ten Listsby David Letterman, Steve O'DonnellISBN 0671726714 (0-671-72671-4)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The "Late Night With David Letterman" Book of Top Ten Lists'Book summary:For eight years, David Letterman has been a late-night phenomenon. Ever since the first Top Ten List premiered, the feature has consistently been one of the most popular segments of the show. Now 175 of the most outrageous Top Ten Lists have been collected in one hilarious volume. Illustrated with a "surprise" photo insert. [via]
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List: The Uses And Pleasures Of Cataloguingby ROBERT E. BELKNAPISBN 0300103832 (0-300-10383-2)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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The List of Booksby Kenneth McLeish, Frederic RaphaelISBN 0517541521 (0-517-54152-1)
Softcover, Harmony Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The List of Books'Book summary:Edited and compiled by a writer and a scholar, this book recommends an "imaginary library" of over three thousand works, which if assembled would provide balanced, varied, enjoyable and instructive reading on the whole spectrum of subjects - from Anthropology, through Fiction, Medicine and Poetry to Travel and Exploration. Each book is described briefly, though not always reverently, and awarded symbols to denote relative merit, type of content, etc. The editors' intention is to answer the questions "Where shall I begin?" and "What shall I read next?" with candour, without condescension and without concealing the fact that some subjects are more difficult (and rewarding) than others [via]
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List Your Self: Listmaking As the Way to Self-Discoveryby Ilene Segalove, Paul Bob VelickISBN 0836221796 (0-8362-2179-6)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'List Your Self: Listmaking As the Way to Self-Discovery'Book summary:AMP's Journals come in a crowd-pleasing array of styles, themes, and materials -- from motivational to lighthearted, from pets to peacocks, and from currently popular licenses to stylish in-house creations featuring a variety of materials of the highest quality.
A treasure trove of list ideas will reveal the vistas of your heart and soul. [via]
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Literature Lover's Book of Lists: Serious Trivia for the Bibliophileby Judie L. H. StroufISBN 0735201218 (0-7352-0121-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Literature Lover's Book of Lists: Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile'Book summary:There are so many literary goodies in Judie L.H. Strouf's Literature Lover's Book of Lists that one gets a bit breathless trying to get across the full range of pleasures that await. Basically, this is a book of many lists, the sort of lists a lover of literature might seek and relish. There are lists of literature types and literary terminology, Nobel Prize winners and influential writers, schools of criticism and biblical allusions. There are reading lists of bestselling books, children's books, and lists of books for every genre of literature imaginable, from autobiography to Western masters. Strouf has a full section on poetry, as well, with lists pertaining to major poets from around the world, plus examples of ballad, elegy, and limerick. Drama is treated as thoroughly, as are literary periods, literary themes, and--of course--literary references. A brilliant reference itself for any student of literature, Strouf's opus is also an addictively browsable book, perfect for long car trips, Sunday mornings over coffee, and romantic evenings by the fire. It's every bibliophile's dream. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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Literature Lover's Book of Lists : Serious Trivia for the Bibliophileby Ross, Stangl, Judie L. StroufISBN 0735200173 (0-7352-0017-3)
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The Mammoth Book of Tasteless Listsby Karl ShawISBN 078670537X (0-7867-0537-X)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Month by Month Gardening in Floridaby Tom MacCubbinISBN 1888608242 (1-888608-24-2)
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Month-by-Month Gardening in Florida: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Yearby Tom MacCubbinISBN 1591862353 (1-59186-235-3)
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Mountain Man Dance Moves: The Mcsweeney's Book of Listsby McSweeney'sISBN 0307277208 (0-307-27720-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mountain Man Dance Moves: The Mcsweeney's Book of Lists'Book summary:If a mountain man felt compelled to dance, how would he do it? If koala bears could talk, what would they say? And whats the right pickup line, if youre a necrophiliac? (Maybe Im pretty sure Im not going to get you pregnant. )
In the throes of debates like these, were lucky to have the learned people of McSweeneys Internet Tendency, America's best low-budget humor website, and their edifying work. From their best-looking writers comes this collection of over three hundred lists, including...
Signs Your Unicorn Is Cheating on You.
"Errors in Communication Between My Hairdresser and Me, in the Form of What I Said and What He Heard"
"Things This City Was Built On, Besides Rock 'n' Roll"
"Things This One Girl Sitting Near Me in a Movie Theater Said Out Loud When One of the Characters Was Shown Pulling Into a Gas Station"
"Future Winners of the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest"
"Adjectives Rarely Used by Wine Tasters"
"The Collected Apologies of Lawrence H. Summers, President of Harvard"
"Exactly What I Mean When I Say My Ex-Girlfriend Kristin and I 'Wanted Different Things from Life"
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One Thousand One Ways to Be Romanticby Gregory J. P. GodekISBN 0962980315 (0-9629803-1-5)
Hardcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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The Order of Thingsby Barbara Ann KipferISBN 0679444785 (0-679-44478-5)
Hardcover, Random House Information Group
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The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized into Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Ordersby Barbara Ann KipferISBN 0375701648 (0-375-70164-8)
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" Over 400 informative lists, hierarchies, and illustrations, from the ancient past to today -- divided into 13 major areas of knowledge.
" Extremely well-organized and accessible, from the Table of Contents to the extensive and all-encompassing index.
" Unique information that is useful, surprising, and enlightening. Here, reader's will find the 64 emperors of Byzantium; ranks in the British army; how a television dish is operated; the different layers of soil; coal sizes; the various ice ages; how your ear hears something; how all the languages in the world are organized -- and much, much more.
" Illustrated with graphs, models, drawings, and portraits to make complex subjects understandable. [via]More editions of The Order of Things: How Everything in the World Is Organized into Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders:
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Passion for Booksby Harold Rabinowitz, Rob Kaplan, Ray BradburyISBN 0812931130 (0-8129-3113-0)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Passion for Books'Book summary:"When I have a little money, I buy books. And if any is left, I buy food and clothing."
--Desiderius Erasmus
Those who share Erasmus's love of those curious bundles of paper bound together between hard or soft covers know exactly how he felt. These are the people who can spend hours browsing through a bookstore, completely oblivious not only to the passage of time but to everything else around them, the people for whom buying books is a necessity, not a luxury. A Passion for Books is a celebration of that love, a collection of sixty classic and contemporary essays, stories, lists, poems, quotations, and cartoons on the joys of reading, appreciating, and collecting books.
This enriching collection leads off with science-fiction great Ray Bradbury's Foreword, in which he remembers his penniless days pecking out Fahrenheit 451 on a rented typewriter, conjuring up a society so frightened of art that it burns its books. This struggle--financial and creative--led to his lifelong love of all books, which he hopes will cosset him in his grave, "Shakespeare as a pillow, Pope at one elbow, Yeats at the other, and Shaw to warm my toes. Good company for far-travelling."
Booklovers will also find here a selection of writings by a myriad of fellow sufferers from bibliomania. Among these are such contemporary authors as Philip Roth, John Updike, Umberto Eco, Robertson Davies, Nicholas Basbanes, and Anna Quindlen; earlier twentieth-century authors Chris-topher Morley, A. Edward Newton, Holbrook Jackson, A.S.W. Rosenbach, William Dana Orcutt, Robert Benchley, and William Targ; and classic authors such as Michel de Montaigne, Gustave Flaubert, Petrarch, and Anatole France.
Here also are entertaining and humorous lists such as the "Ten Best-Selling Books Rejected by Publishers Twenty Times or More," the great books included in Clifton Fadiman and John Major's New Lifetime Reading Plan, Jonathan Yardley's "Ten Books That Shaped the American Character," "Ten Memorable Books That Never Existed," "Norman Mailer's Ten Favorite American Novels," and Anna Quindlen's "Ten Big Thick Wonderful Books That Could Take You a Whole Summer to Read (but Aren't Beach Books)."
Rounding out the anthology are selections on bookstores, book clubs, and book care, plus book cartoons, and a specially prepared "Bibliobibliography" of books about books.
Whether you consider yourself a bibliomaniac or just someone who likes to read, A Passion for Books will provide you with a lifetime's worth of entertaining, informative, and pleasurable reading on your favorite subject--the love of books.
A Sampling of the Literary Treasures in A Passion for Books
Umberto Eco's "How to Justify a Private Library," dealing with the question everyone with a sizable library is inevitably asked: "Have you read all these books?"
Anatole Broyard's "Lending Books," in which he notes, "I feel about lending a book the way most fathers feel about their daughters living with a man out of wedlock."
Gustave Flaubert's Bibliomania, the classic tale of a book collector so obsessed with owning a book that he is willing to kill to possess it.
A selection from Nicholas Basbanes's A Gentle Madness, on the innovative arrangements Samuel Pepys made to guarantee that his library would survive "intact" after his demise.
Robert Benchley's "Why Does Nobody Collect Me"--in which he wonders why first editions of books by his friend Ernest Hemingway are valuable while his are not, deadpanning "I am older than Hemingway and have written more books than he has."
George Hamlin Fitch's extraordinarily touching "Comfort Found in Good Old Books," on the solace he found in books after the death of his son.
A selection from Anna Quindlen's How Reading Changed My Life, in which she shares her optimistic view on the role of reading and the future of books in the computer age.
Robertson Davies's "Book Collecting," on the difference between those who collect rare books because they're valuable and those who collect them because they love books, ultimately making it clear which is "the collector who really matters." [via] -
A Passion for Booksby Dale SalwakISBN 0312218842 (0-312-21884-2)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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A Passion for Booksby Terry W. GlaspeyISBN 1565077814 (1-56507-781-4)
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The People's Almanac Presents the Book Lists No. 2by Irving WallaceISBN 055313101X (0-553-13101-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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People's Almanac Presents the Book of Listsby David Wallechinsky, Amy Wallace, Irving WallaceISBN 0553247689 (0-553-24768-9)
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People's Almanac Presents the Book of Lists #3by David Irving, Amy Wallechinsky Wallace, Wallace IrvingISBN 0688016472 (0-688-01647-2)
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The People's Almanac Presents the Book of Lists/the '90s Editionby David Wallechinsky, Amy WallaceISBN 0316920797 (0-316-92079-7)
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Peoples Almanac No 2by Irving WallaceISBN 0688033725 (0-688-03372-5)
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The Reading Teacher's Book of Listsby Jacqueline E. Kress, Edward FryISBN 0787982571 (0-7879-8257-1)
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Romance 101by Gregory J. P. GodekISBN 0962980382 (0-9629803-8-2)
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Schott's Food & Drink Miscellanyby Ben SchottISBN 1582344205 (1-58234-420-5)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany'Book summary:From the author of the international bestseller Schott's Original Miscellany, the new collection of vital irrelevance and uncommon knowledge from the worlds of food and drink.[via]
The eponymous foods, famous last meals, and perfect martini proportions revealed in the bestselling Schott's Original Miscellany were only the tip of the iceberg: Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany is a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles from the culinary world. From food history to cooking terms, cocktail recipes to dining etiquette, grace before meals to after-dinner toasts-this olla podrida offers everything for the wine drinker, gastronome, and glutton. Ben Schott's brilliant juxtaposition of delectable tidbits makes this new miscellany so hard to put down, it may even make you late for dinner.More editions of Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany:
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Schott's Original Miscellanyby Ben SchottISBN 1582343497 (1-58234-349-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Schott's Original Miscellany'Book summary:Impossible to read at one sitting, but utterly unputdownable, Schott's Original Miscellany is a unique collection of fabulous trivia.[via]
What other book boasts an index that includes shoelace lengths, sign language, and the seven deadly sins; dueling and dwarves; the hair color of Miss America and the Hampton Court maze?
Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the names of golf strokes, a history of the Hat Tax, cricketing dismissals, nouns of assemblage, an unofficial motto of the US Postal Service, and the flag of Guadeloupe?
Where else but Schott's Original Miscellany will you stumble across John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, the labors of Hercules, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple?
A book like no other, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.More editions of Schott's Original Miscellany:
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Songbookby Nick HornbyISBN 1573223565 (1-57322-356-5)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Songbook'Book summary:The personal essays in Nick Hornby's Songbook pop off the page with the immediacy and passion of an artfully arranged mix-tape. But then, who better to riff on 31 of his favorite songs than the author of that literary music-lover's delight, High Fidelity?
"And mostly all I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don't like them as much as I do," writes Hornby. More than his humble disclaimer, he captures "the narcotic need" for repeat plays of Nelly Furtado's "I'm Like a Bird," and testifies that "you can hear God" in Rufus Wainwright's coy reinterpretation of his father Loudon's "One Man Guy" ("given a neat little twist by Wainwright Junior's sexual orientation..."). Especially poignant is his reaction to "A Minor Incident," a Badly Drawn Boy song written for the soundtrack of the film version of Hornby's book About a Boy. While Hornby was writing the book, his young son was diagnosed with autism--a fact that adds greater resonance to the seemingly unrelated song he hears much later: "I write a book that isn't about my kid, and then someone writes a beautiful song based on an episode in my book that turns out to mean something much more personal to me than my book ever did." Meandering asides and observations like this linger in your mind (just like a fantastic song) long after you've flipped past the final page.
The 11-song CD that accompanies the book is a great touch, but it's too bad it doesn't contain all of the featured songs--most likely the unfortunate result of licensing difficulties. Overall, Hornby's pitch-perfect prose, the quirky illustrations from Canadian artist Marcel Dzama, and a good cause--proceeds benefit TreeHouse, a U.K. charity for children with autism, and 826 Valencia, the nonprofit Bay Area learning center--add up to make Songbook a hit. Solid gold. --Brad Thomas Parsons [via]
Stranger Than Fiction: A Book of Literary Listsby Aubrey Dillon-MaloneISBN 0809299046 (0-8092-9904-6)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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Ten Sure Signs A Movie Character Is Doomed And Other Surprising Movie Listsby Richard RoeperISBN 0613926145 (0-613-92614-5)
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The Top 10 of Everythingby Russell AshISBN 1564587037 (1-56458-703-7)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Top 10 of Everything'Book summary:What is so appealing about a list? It's tidy, it's pithy, it's easy on the eyes and noggin. In this over-saturated age of information inundation, the list presents preorganised data in a format that doesn't require a lot of concentration or drain vast stores of brain wattage. Even the weariest intellect can enjoy a list of 10 data points. Ten most suicidal countries? Lithuania, Estonia and Hungary get top billing. The best-selling postcard in the Tate Gallery is of The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, whereas the top postcard in London's National Gallery shows Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers. And the list of top 10 countries with the most video rental outlets starts with the US, Pakistan,and China, and South Korea and Romania don't trail far behind.
Russell Ash provides lists on the universe and the earth, animals and vegetation, births, deaths and political achievements. There are city lists and country lists, building lists and park lists, as well as lists pertaining to music, books, movies, theatre, transportation, sports and the commercial world, plus a special section of millennium-milestone lists to prepare us for the next century.
The top 10 reasons to get The Top Ten of Everything? It is:
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5.Fun to Read Aloud to Anyone Who'll Listen
6.Doesn't Require a V-Chip
7.Portable
8.Great Classroom Reference
9.Keeps the Back Seat Quiet During Family Trips
10.It Has Only One Adverse Side-Effect: Know-It-All-ism.--Stephanie Gold [via]
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The Top 10 of Everything 1997by Russell AshISBN 0789412640 (0-7894-1264-0)
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The Top 10 of Everything 2001by Russell AshISBN 0789461323 (0-7894-6132-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Top 10 of Everything 2001'Book summary:What's so appealing about a list? It's tidy, it's pithy, it's easy on the eyes and noggin. In this oversaturated age of information inundation, the list presents preorganized data in a format that doesn't require a lot of concentration or drain vast stores of brain wattage. Even the weariest intellect can enjoy a list of 10 data points. Ten most suicidal countries? Lithuania, Estonia, and Hungary get top billing. The bestselling postcard in the Tate Gallery is of The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, whereas the top postcard in London's National Gallery shows Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers. And the list of top 10 countries with the most video rental outlets starts with the U.S., Pakistan, and China, and South Korea and Romania don't trail far behind.
Russell Ash provides lists on the universe and the earth, animals and vegetation, births, deaths, and political achievements. There are city lists and country lists, building lists and park lists, as well as lists pertaining to music, books, movies, theater, transportation, sports, and the commercial world, plus a special section of millennium-milestone lists to prepare us for the next century.
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- Doesn't Require a V-Chip
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- Keeps the Back Seat Quiet During Family Trips
- It Has Only One Adverse Side-Effect: Know-It-All-ism.
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The Top 10 of Everything 2002by Russell AshISBN 0789480433 (0-7894-8043-3)
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Top 10 of Everything 2004by Russell AshISBN 0789496593 (0-7894-9659-3)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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The Top 10 of Everything 2006: The Ultimate book of Listsby Russell AshISBN 0756613213 (0-7566-1321-3)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Top Ten of Everything 1996by Russell AshISBN 0789403382 (0-7894-0338-2)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Russell Ash provides lists on the universe and the earth, animals and vegetation, births, deaths and political achievements. There are city lists and country lists, building lists and park lists, as well as lists pertaining to music, books, movies, theatre, transportation, sports and the commercial world, plus a special section of millennium-milestone lists to prepare us for the next century.
The top 10 reasons to get The Top Ten of Everything? It is:
1.Entertaining
2.Educational
3.Fine Bathroom Reading
4.An Excellent Statistical Resource
5.Fun to Read Aloud to Anyone Who'll Listen
6.Doesn't Require a V-Chip
7.Portable
8.Great Classroom Reference
9.Keeps the Back Seat Quiet During Family Trips
10.It Has Only One Adverse Side-Effect: Know-It-All-ism.--Stephanie Gold [via]
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Top Ten Of Everything 2005by Russell AshISBN 0756605180 (0-7566-0518-0)
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Top Ten of Everything: The Ultimate Book of Listsby Russell AshISBN 0756613221 (0-7566-1322-1)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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What Are the Seven Wonders of the World? and 100 Other Great Cultural List S--Fully Explicatedby Peter D'Epiro, Mary Desmond PinkowishISBN 0385490623 (0-385-49062-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The World of Order and Organization : How Things are Arranged into Hierarchies, Structures and Pecking Ordersby Barbara Ann KipferISBN 0517208687 (0-517-20868-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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