Odd hours southeastern libraries cooperating overdrive. The music at the beginning and end are pieces of the october 2008present jeopardy. Cheese beats baboon metaphysics in odd book prize reuters. The book by professor philip m parker landed the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book fair, commonly known as the diagram prize for short, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to a book with an unusual title. Odd hours wisconsin public library consortium overdrive.
List of dean koontz books, stories, and other writings. Anyway, bizarre books by russell ash and brian lake has lots more to inspire those of you looking. Or, you may learn about the notorious rascal frank harris 18561931, author of that most lascivious and lying autobiography my life and loves. Odd hours lexington county public library system overdrive. Twentyfour 24 linear feet of shelf space miscellaneous vols. All but dying to ask a medium by concetta bertoldi, 2008, trade paperback. The 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais. Dcs original horror titles would arrive in the fifties. We now have the short list nominees for the oddest book titles for 2008. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional.
He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. Odd thomas is the name of a fictional character created by dean koontz. The title stresses those parallels and so it irritates me. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The big book of lesbian horse stories depicts forbidden samesex love and all its titillating temptation.
From waterproofing your child to hot topics in urology, the diagram prize celebrates the oddest of odd book titles. A very thick book, its a historical treatise on scholarly debate about life outside earth, and its written in the most amazingly academic language. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles youve ever seen some of the people who wrote these funny book titles might have been absentminded and out of touch, but it could also have to do with changing. May 21, 2018 explore ghkimacs board odd book titles, followed by 202. Jun 26, 2016 yet another jeopardy clue of the week. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. A short history of odd book titles the nominees for the years oddest book title have been announced. The annual prize has been given out by the bookseller since 1978. He has written under the pen names of david axton, gerda ann cerra and brian coffey. The must reads oddest book title prize the guardian. In 1968 dc comics would return their remaining, former horror titles to their original roots.
Although the award was created by the bookseller, the idea of an award celebrating books with odd titles was proposed by bruce robinson and trevor bounford of the diagram group in order to provide entertainment during the frankfurt book fair in 1978. Dean koontzs odd thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers imaginations as he explores the greates. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. This edition contains an excerpt from dean koontzs deeply odd. Abbreviations of publication titles watchtower online. Some titles are innately ridiculous, for example i was tortured by the pygmy love queen.
He mostly has written standalone novels, although he also is the author of a number of series, including the black bat mysteries mike tucker, moonlight bay, odd. Having written so many different works, some of his most popular are. Abbreviations of publication titles watchtower online library. Welcome to abebooks weird book room heralded by the new york times, canadas globe and mail, the times of london, and the guardian uk as the finest source of everything thats bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. But there are none quite so wacky as those featured in a competition being run by the bookseller magazine for the book with the oddest of odd titles and presumably contents to match. Here you may read all about some very strange books including those pictured and many more.
Dean koontzs odd thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Jul 19, 2016 what were the smoking when they titled these books see more ideas about books, book title and my books. The best books with the worst titles marginal revolution. The complete series list for odd thomas dean koontz dean r. Sadly are women human didnt strike me as obscure, misleading or strange i knew exactly what the book would be about immediately. Fromage frais future book wins odd title prize books. The annual prize for books that sound strange has announced its shortlist. Aug 19, 2008 choosing a non fiction book title is easier because it usually reflects the contents of the book, though not always some business books have really zany titles. The prize for oddest book title of 2008 was awarded to the 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais, thanks to a late surge in popularity, the. Odd hours is the fourth book in the odd thomas series by dean koontz. Williston on contracts 4th oddmisc volumes with 2008. Dean koontz went from being the quintessential struggling writer to dominating the suspense thriller genre with works in the fields of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery.
In the title story of this expertly turned collection, henry james and joseph. Series isbncatalog id price pages format type cover artist verif. Exlibrary with stamps and location labels at foot of spines, else very good condition. Ok so this blog entry has little to do with crime but i thought some of you might find it entertaining. The music at the beginning and end are pieces of the october 2008 present jeopardy. What is more, they would debut new horror titles over the next few years. Ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to.
The prize is either a magnum of champagne or a bottle of claret for the person who nominates the winning title, and increased publicity for both the book and its author. This all seems rather normal, he has a girlfriend and several close friends. Or, about amanda mckittrick ros 18601939, considered by some to be the worst ever novelist and poet. Everyones talking about it author neil gaiman is even tweeting about it, posting a link and suggesting his followers. Surprising, inspiring and outstanding titles for youngsters and the. He leads an unusual life the spirits of the lingering dead come to him for justice.
Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003. Originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book fair, any book that. In other cases its the combination of title and author that brings a smile to our face, for instance by forestry by teresa green. Now koontz follows odd as he is drawn onward, to a. Book titles like these and other classics are beautiful and compelling, the kind we wont forget years after reading but theyre nothing compared to the. If they intrigue you, check them out many are available through. From waterproofing your child to hot topics in urology, the diagram prize celebrates the oddest of odd book titles joel rickett published on fri 29 aug 2008 19. Odd thomas odd is a shortorder cook in a small desert town, pico mundo, california. Sad that such a question needs to be asked, especially in a society that can count a corporation as a legal personone of the alltime great strange book titles was how to hold up banks, a work on soil engineering. A widowed russian emigrant, fearfully navigating the strange city of london, learns. I think one of the bullies names was like nacho or something weird but. Each involves a girl, a horse and womanly attraction. Dean koontzs popularity has helped him rank next to authors such as stephen king. Oddest book titles of the year battle it out published february 26.
He thinks of himself as an ordinary guy until a mysterious man comes to town with a voracious appetite, a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder cook named odd thomas. The odd thomas series, which as spawned graphic novels that serve as prequels. The 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais, a book on the future of tiny pots of fromage frais, has scooped the prize for oddest book title of 2008.
Odd hours compared to the previous books was slightly more violent but it was great reading and the disaster which odd foresees was shocking and i feel will continue in the next untitled book of the series. A few more titles that didnt make the oddest book title poll my faves highlighted. That was a bumper year for odd titles nominees included 100 years of british retail catering and 50. In september 2008, a book about the diagram prize was published by aurum. Sometimes it comes to me in a flash, and at other times it will take me ages to come up with something. Dean koontz went from being the quintessential struggling writer to dominating the suspense thriller genre with works in the fields of horror, fantasy. Ok, this book was in the early 2000s, i want to say no later then 2008. Odd book title nominees 2008 odd things considered. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year. He was hardly an overnight success, but his long list of works is evidence of his popularity and longevity. Some of these titles would fall by the wayside, while the one which survived would go through various changes in format.
Several of the titles were nominees for the diagram prize, a distinction awarded since 1978 by a british magazine for the oddest book title of the year. Top 150 books published in 2008 that people have added on goodreads. Mar 29, 2008 there are advice books, and then theres this. Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Silly book titles silly book titles there are several ways to view the topic of silly book titles. Its all a bit of a laugh, of course, but the fun isnt all innocent. Two very dark years1987 and 1991had no award owing to the lack of odd titles published. Abbreviations of publication titles for publications shown with more than one year, references are to the latest edition. In time, many of his novels were released as bigscreen movies.
Just announced as the winner of the oddest book title, if you want closure in your relationship, start with your legs was written by big boom, and is a selfhelp book written by a man to benefit women. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become a new york times bestseller. Following the success of the novel, six sequels, forever odd 2005, brother odd.