Category: library
What’s a web site without a library? Well, not Amazon.com, that’s for sure. Still, while most of these books are fake (shhhhh! don’t let on), some are real.
I Am Smarter Than You – The Autobiography of Dr Dan
Cost: $AU 22.95, by mail order only
I Am Smarter Than You is the long-awaited autobiography of Dr Dan, the man with the PhD in Everything™. Relive the great man’s life, from his childhood in Kent, where he was smarter than his parents and older brother, to his school days at the Californian Institute For The [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2007 under library.
Tags: badminton, carrot top, deodorant, film screenplays, inspirational handbooks, mischa barton, ryan sidebottom, stephen hawking
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Kicking Butt: A Spotter’s Guide To The FInest Practitioners
Cost: $AU 19.95, available wherever people need a good butt-kicking!
Butt-kickers! They’re the glue that binds the fabric of society together. Assuming, that is, one binds fabrics with glue. It may be more accurate to call them the pieces of thread that bind the fabric of society together. But I’m not going to call them pieces [...]
Posted: July 17th, 2007 under butt-kickers, library.
Tags: butt-kickers, cursing by royals, george lazenby, how to build a bookshelf
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Breakdancing With Hollywood
Cost: $AU 19.95, from all mildly dubious bookstores
In 2004, acclaimed up-and-coming screenwriter Dan Liebke kept a detailed diary of his attempts to write and get produced a movie length screenplay in Hollywood. Breakdancing With Hollywood
tells the details of this epic quest.
Originally published online, this written account explores the original diary entries in much greater detail, [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2007 under library.
Tags: ashley judd, daiquiri recipes, excerpts, kristin davis, kylie minogue, trout, william goldman
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Kitty Wittgenstein and the Sinister Society of Southpaws
Cost: $AU 24.95, available for pre-order
The sequel to the critically unclaimed Kitty Wittgenstein and the Academy Award-Winning Werewolves, Kitty Wittgenstein and the Sinister Society of Southpaws details the adventures of the world’s favourite supermodel philosopher as she attempts to unravel the mystery behind a menacing coven of left-handers determined to control the future of the [...]
Posted: January 20th, 2007 under library.
Tags: action adventure, Heidi Klum, jungles of africa, left handers, nature of the universe, project runway, sequel
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Astonishing African Animals
Cost: $AU 49.95, available in all good book stores
This glorious coffee table book offers beautiful pictures and uncommon information about 22 of Africa’s most astonishing animals. From the lion (‘invariably three-dimensional’) to the wildebeest (‘invented by Oscar Wilde’) and a score of others, Astonishing African Animals takes you on a journey through Africa that is [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2007 under african animals, library.
Tags: charlize theron, coffee table books, david attenborough, excerpts, ian thorpe, oscar wilde, toto
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A Day-By-Day ‘07 Calendar of Predictions, Insights and Rarely-Spoken Truths
Cost: $AU 13.95 SOLD OUT!
Enjoy each and every day of ‘07 with this calendar from the good people at the Astonishing Tales web site. Each day contains enough space to record your daily meetings and appointments, along with a fearless claim as to what that particular day holds for the world at large. Excellent value [...]
Posted: January 6th, 2007 under library.
Tags: bikini, jessica alba, predictions, psychohistorians
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