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Amazon Oddities and Weirdness: The Books
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How to Good-bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way?How to Good-bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way? by Hiroyuki Nishigaki
Buy new: $15.25 / Used from: $9.04
One of the most famous books on Amazon.
How to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney ComicHow to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic by Ariel Dorfman
Buy used from: $64.52
Well, no, it's just a cartoon. Sorry.
The Late Great Planet EarthThe Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $1.36
Let's see, the world didn't end in 2000. So the book remains on sale I suppose.
We Never Went to the Moon: America's Thirty Billion Dollar SwindleWe Never Went to the Moon: America's Thirty Billion Dollar Swindle by Bill Kaysing
Buy new: $13.20 / Used from: $25.00
Well, we didn't go to the moon, but Neil Armstrong etc. did. Yep, it's a serious book.
How to Have Sex in the WoodsHow to Have Sex in the Woods by Luann Colombo
Buy used from: $1.21
Yeah, I think I can figure it out without a book.
Sex in a Tent: A Wild Couple's Guide to Getting Naughty in NatureSex in a Tent: A Wild Couple's Guide to Getting Naughty in Nature by Michelle Waitzman
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.50
If the first book was a success, someone else tries it too.
The Holy Movement : Matters of the ColonThe Holy Movement : Matters of the Colon by Debora L. Meehan
Buy used from: $3.03
Back to bathroom jokes here.
P.I.G. [Petrified Intestinal Gas]P.I.G. [Petrified Intestinal Gas] by Jurgen Grasshoff
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $11.51
It's a biography?
Uncle Bob Talks With My Digestive SystemUncle Bob Talks With My Digestive System by Bob Devine
Buy used from: $3.80
Oh no! This list is getting into a rut.
The Day I Passed the Statue of LibertyThe Day I Passed the Statue of Liberty by Selma Reitmeir
Buy used from: $77.19
Thrilling day it was.
And on the Eighth Day God Created Hairdressers: I Have Contributed In Many Ways To The Field of BeautyAnd on the Eighth Day God Created Hairdressers: I Have Contributed In Many Ways To The Field of Beauty by Arnetta R. Scales
Buy new: $11.45 / Used from: $5.85
Part of the beauty of Amazon is that there is something here for all of us.
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field IdentificationThe Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification by Julian Montague
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $2.23
I received this for Christmas! It's a brilliant book. Words fail me.
The Haunted VaginaThe Haunted Vagina by Carlton Mellick III
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $7.41
A classic of teenaged horror literature.
Razor Wire Pubic HairRazor Wire Pubic Hair by Carlton Mellick III
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $5.45
A theme perhaps?
The Criminal Prosecution And Capital Punishment Of AnimalsThe Criminal Prosecution And Capital Punishment Of Animals by E. P. Evans
Buy new: $35.68 / Used from: $22.11
Okay, this is a history book. The church used to prosecute and punish animals.
Occult Ether Physics: Tesla's Hidden Space Propulsion System and the Conspiracy to Conceal It (2nd Revised Edition)Occult Ether Physics: Tesla's Hidden Space Propulsion System and the Conspiracy to Conceal It (2nd Revised Edition) by William Lyne
Buy used from: $39.63
Okay, there are a ton of bad science books out there, but they're probably mostly amusing to just a small fraction of readers. Oh well.
Occult Science Dictatorship: The Official State Science Religion and How to Get ExcommunicatedOccult Science Dictatorship: The Official State Science Religion and How to Get Excommunicated by William Lyne
Buy used from: $33.78
There are also lots of UFO books out there, but this is one of the better titles.
The Original Road Kill CookbookThe Original Road Kill Cookbook by Buck Peterson
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $1.99
Okay, it might not seem so weird now. But think about it! And of course now there are followup books...
Flattened Fauna, Revised: A Field Guide to Common Animals of Roads, Streets, and HighwaysFlattened Fauna, Revised: A Field Guide to Common Animals of Roads, Streets, and Highways by Roger M. Knutson
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $1.75
White Trash Cooking (Jargon)White Trash Cooking (Jargon) by Ernest M. Mickler
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $2.88
Coq au coke.
Rejuvenation and Unveiled Hidden Phenix: Carlos Castaneda Shamanism Plus a after His DeathRejuvenation and Unveiled Hidden Phenix: Carlos Castaneda Shamanism Plus a after His Death by Hiroyuki Nishigaki
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $3.98
From the brilliant author of the constrict anus book.
How to Fossilize Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments for the Armchair ScientistHow to Fossilize Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments for the Armchair Scientist by Mick O'Hare
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.89
And good parenting as well.
Bigfoot: I Not DeadBigfoot: I Not Dead by Graham Roumieu
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $6.15
And we glad.
Me Write Book: It Bigfoot MemoirMe Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir by Graham Roumieu
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $4.62
Still glad.
In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of BigfootIn Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot by Graham Roumieu
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $4.95
Getting less so.
BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN!!BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN!! by Eliyzabeth Anderson
Buy new: $135.00 / Used from: $107.92
Self-published, you think?
Shipping Semen? How to Have a Successful ExperienceShipping Semen? How to Have a Successful Experience by Pennie Ahmed
Buy used from: $27.57
Okay, and we have the serious and unintentionally funny.
A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal DeviatesA Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates by RAND Corporation
Buy new: $81.00 / Used from: $56.69
You can get them online if you need them...
The 2007-2012 Outlook for Lemon-Flavored Bottled Water in JapanThe 2007-2012 Outlook for Lemon-Flavored Bottled Water in Japan by Philip M. Parker
Buy new: $495.00
There are hundreds of these automatically generated books listed here on Amazon.
The 2007-2012 Outlook for Public Building Stacking Chairs Excluding Bar, Bowling Center, Cafeteria, Library, Restaurant, and School Stacking Chairs in the United StatesThe 2007-2012 Outlook for Public Building Stacking Chairs Excluding Bar, Bowling Center, Cafeteria, Library, Restaurant, and School Stacking Chairs in the United States by Philip M. Parker
Buy new: $495.00
And so on...
The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third EditionThe Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition by Joseph C. Jenkins
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $13.96
Okay, back to toilet humor for a bit...
Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow PlantsLiquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants by Carol Steinfeld
Buy new: $12.78 / Used from: $6.50
Nothing to see here...
How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost ArtHow to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art by Kathleen Meyer
Buy new: $9.56 / Used from: $0.01
Don't wipe with the poison ivy.
How to Avoid Huge Ships: Or I Never Met a Ship I LikedHow to Avoid Huge Ships: Or I Never Met a Ship I Liked by John W. Trimmer
Buy used from: $72.50
More how-to guides.
Does God Love Michael's Two Daddies (Seth and Sarah Ask...)Does God Love Michael's Two Daddies (Seth and Sarah Ask...) by Butt Sheila K.
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $17.68
Oh yeah, there's also the random weird hate literature.
Cool Balls: Global Warming, Scrotal Heat And The Fate Of HumankindCool Balls: Global Warming, Scrotal Heat And The Fate Of Humankind by H D
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $32.74
This one, I'm confident, is a joke.
The Pop-Up Book of PhobiasThe Pop-Up Book of Phobias by Gary Greenberg
Buy new: $21.56 / Used from: $9.17
Very funny.
Golden Fountain: The Complete Guide to Urine TherapyGolden Fountain: The Complete Guide to Urine Therapy by Coen van der Kroon
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $9.81
A vast library awaits.
Urine Therapy! Confessions Of A Mad Pee DrinkerUrine Therapy! Confessions Of A Mad Pee Drinker by P. P. Powers
Buy new: $13.45 / Used from: $18.08
Make it end!