Winners were recently announced for the annual Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year. Winners for books published in 2009 are

FIRST PRIZE:

Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes by Daina Taimina

http://www.amazon.com/Crocheting-Advent ... 1568814526

SECOND PRIZE:

What Kind of Bean is this Chihuahua? by Tara Jensen-Meyer & Swapan Debnath

http://www.amazon.com/What-Kind-Bean-Th ... 0982256094

THIRD PRIZE:

Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich by James Yannes

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1425186955

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JesusA (imported) wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:17 pm Winners were recently announced for the annual Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year. Winners for books published in 2009 are

FIRST PRIZE:

Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes by Daina Taimina

http://www.amazon.com/Crocheting-Advent ... 1568814526

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Amazing. I just finished "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives" which was recommended by ArabNights in another thread on this board (http://www.eunuch.org/vbulletin/showthr ... kards+Walk) now this. Who would have thought of the Eunuch Archive as a source for math books. Now I may have to order this one, though the price is a little high ($28) and if I liked it, I would have to learn to crochet, and I really don't have the time. Life's a bitch, (and then I became one.)

Transward

How about a book on homemade coffins...

http://www.bookfail.com/do-it-yourself- ... nd-people/

New or used?

Only used once for a short time.

River