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Cast your vote: International Oddest Book Title Award

March 11, 2009 By: almostgotit Category: Bookseller.com, Oddest Title of the Year, The Bookseller, humor 3 Comments →

I am eternally grateful to Karen at Working Girl who reminded me that it’s that time of year again when each of us needs to do his or her civic duty and vote for the Oddest [Book] Title Of the Year.

This year’s finalists:

  • Baboon Metaphysics
  • Curbside Consultation of the Colon
  • The Large Sieve and its Applications
  • Strip and Knit with Style
  • Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring
  • The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais

Additional titles such as Excrement in the Late Middle Ages and All Dogs Have ADHD were rejected for this final round.

Last year’s winner?  The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification

Don’t forget to vote at The Bookseller.  This year’s winner shall be announced March 27.