The Book Seller has announced the short list of candidates for the annual Diagram Prize. The prize is for “Oddest Book Title of the Year”.
Your candidates are….
“Baboon Metaphysics” by Dorothy Dorothy L Cheney and Robert M Seyfarth (University of Chicago Press)
“Curbside Consultation of the Colon” by Brooks D Cash (SLACK Incorporated)
“The Large Sieve and its Applications” by Emmanuel Kowalski (Cambridge University Press)
“Strip and Knit with Style” by Mark Hordyszynski (C&T)
“Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring” by Lietai Yang (Woodhead)
“The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais” by Professor Philip M Parker (Icon Group International)
I would say that the Book Seller folks did a fine job here; all worthy titles. I can’t pick a winner. “Baboon Metaphysics” seems to be getting most of the buzz but, I think your dark horse could be “Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring”. Something about that just intrigues me. Sounds like something I could maybe have a knack for.
Past winners include…
- 1997: “The Joy of Sex: Pocket Edition.”
- 1998: “Development in Dairy Cow Breeding and Management: and New Opportunities to Widen the Uses of Straw.”
- 1999: “Weeds in a Changing World.”
- 2000: “High Performance Stiffened Structures.”
- 2001: “Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter Service.”
- 2002: “Living with Crazy Buttocks.”
- 2003: “The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories.”
- 2004: “Bombproof Your Horse.”
- 2005: “People Who Don’t Know They’re Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It.”
- 2006: “The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification.”
- 2007: “If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs.”
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