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Note that the original title of this thread was "Weird Kindle Books I have known"--THC
Well, not actually "known", I haven't purchased any of these. Some of these you have probably seen, but I was bored this afternoon and spent some time searching the Kindle Store and found some oddities: Rat Jugular Vein and Carotid Artery Catheterization for Acute Survival Studies: A Practical Guide (Kindle Edition)   I'd sure hate to see an impractical guide to rat blood vessel catheterization!!! If you've heard of any of these, you probably saw this one. If it isn't the most expensive Kindle book around, it ought to be! Especially since volumes 1-3 don't seem to be available for the Kindle!   http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Nuclear-Materials-Engineering-ebook/dp/B001QTVXAK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1305439261&sr=1-1(earlier link is broken, so above I have added a new one--THC) The free sample of this is probably the greatest bargain in the world! Even assuming you only get 5% of the book, with the book costing over $6000, you're getting over $300 worth of "stuff" for free!!!! The book has attracted several reviews, but none of them seem to have actually read the book. It's perfectly understandable that people who own bagpipes need to know how to take care of them, but it still seems weird to have a book on maintaining a wood and canvas instrument that was invented in the Dark Ages available for wireless download and digital reading!!   I never thought of food and eating as being political topics, but this author is apparently better informed than I am. Could reading this book be the secret of Obama's success?!   Nothing earthshattering in the above books, but I just thought they were rather amusing. I found some other books I thought possibly worthy of posting here, but ran out of patience in making links. I encourage y'all to post your own weird, odd, or noteworthy Kindle book links in this thread.
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 12:44:18 AM » |
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Over $6,000???! OMG
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VictoriaP
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 12:51:16 AM » |
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"Bagpipe Maintenance Book" for the Kindle--bwah ha ha ha ha!!!!! Oh man, my stomach hurts from laughing too hard.  |
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"If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats." -- Richard Bach, "Illusions"   K2--"Calypso" 2/27/09 with Screensaver and TedSan's font hacks (CModNarrow); iPad 16gig wifi Currently reading...no idea. Trying to decide from the overflowing TBR "pile" and not making any headway! |
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 07:07:09 AM » |
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I find the reviews on the $6000 book quite sad. I thinks it's a brilliant thing that scientists & pioneers see the Kindle as a format for their work.
As for food and politics... most of us that have enough to eat, or don't realize how the food industry has become one of the most corrupt, wouldn't dream of it being a political pawn. But governments have been toppled over it, & food lawmakers have been getting worse for the past 2 decades.
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2009, 08:28:24 AM » |
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Boy, you don't want to hit the "Buy with One-Click" button by mistake on that nuclear materials book.
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2009, 09:35:46 AM » |
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Boy, you don't want to hit the "Buy with One-Click" button by mistake on that nuclear materials book.
You got that right. One sneeze or a nervous twitch, and you could be bankrupt! |
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telracs
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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2009, 05:34:19 PM » |
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The Hooded Claw didn't want to play with the linkmaker anymore today, so I had him forward me a list of books to add to this thread. Please note, all comments are his (unless stated otherwise)....   The above actually looks like it would be fun to take on a trip to England!   Ummm....It appears this is actually about what the title implies! I'm sure it is a serious matter for some, but still!   The Hooded Claw says: My mind just boggles at this! Scarlet says: I've read this book, but don't really remember it.   Again, appears to be a totally serious book for some people, but I kind of shrink from the idea of getting my Bogd Gegeened! Does it hurt? |
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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2009, 06:22:38 PM » |
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Actually, "The Island of the Sequined Love Nun" is VERY funny. If you haven't read Christopher Moore, this is a good one to start with.
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2009, 07:19:46 PM » |
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WOW to $6,000 book!  |
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”  |
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drenee
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2009, 07:36:41 PM » |
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THC, and Scarlet, thanks for posting these with the funny comments.
I love it.
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The Hooded Claw
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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2009, 08:37:25 PM » |
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WOW to $6,000 book! But you save $1500 over the dead-tree edition! So clearly the Kindle version is a steal at only $6000! |
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VictoriaP
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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2009, 09:48:17 PM » |
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Actually, "The Island of the Sequined Love Nun" is VERY funny. If you haven't read Christopher Moore, this is a good one to start with.
ANYTHING by Christopher Moore is almost certain to be bizarrely hilarious. One of the DTBs that will never leave my collection is a signed first of his first book, Practical Demonkeeping. It's still one of the most insane books I've ever read! |
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"If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats." -- Richard Bach, "Illusions" K2--"Calypso" 2/27/09 with Screensaver and TedSan's font hacks (CModNarrow); iPad 16gig wifi Currently reading...no idea. Trying to decide from the overflowing TBR "pile" and not making any headway! |
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2009, 12:33:19 AM » |
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Practical Demonkeeping! Any book with that kind of title demands to be read...and it's available on Kindle.   I have sworn off new books until I get through at least 3 of my TBR but how can I resist. The answer is - I can't. At least I forced myself to get the sample first. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2009, 12:28:07 PM » |
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Bagpiping one had me crackin
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The Hooded Claw
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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2009, 05:01:02 PM » |
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It's not a Kindle book, but this statement by an independent blogger strikes me as a little weird: Amazon, if I could, I would seriously make out with you right now. Yes, I said it. Whoever came up
with frustration free packaging is a genius. They deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. The original blog link is here.... http://mythoughtsideasandramblings.com/2009/11/16/amazon-you-rock/And the only reason I'm aware of this is that Amazon put it on the front page of their site today. That choice is pretty weird of itself! |
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« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2009, 09:04:36 PM » |
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More from The Hooded Claw, comments by him, links by me....   It's really helpful that these guys put in that subtitle of "Intertextuality for the Proletariat". I was confused originally, but that made everything clear! Well, not really....   If just the title doesn't grab you by the throat to force you to buy this one, the knowledge that the author is Pope Gus Rasputin Nish-something or other the First surely will close the sale for you! It's always good to know that what we are reading is the thoughts of the highest religious and moral authorities, right?   And what is a humorous post without some scatological (I'm proud to say that despite my status as fourth-grade spelling bee champ, the spelling editor had to correct my first stab at spelling that word--I'm just not used to writing it) humor. The first two books were definitely intended to be weird and/or funny. I am pretty sure this last one is intended to be humorous, but after reading the product description I'm not sure if it is strictly for laughs, or it is intended to be a humorous presentation of a serious idea. Probably I'm too naive and just not fully getting the joke! But for 37 kilobytes and $1.00 I'm not expecting much seriousness anyway. |
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drenee
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« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2009, 07:48:33 AM » |
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Keep up the good work, guys. This thread is hilarious.
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telracs
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« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2009, 10:53:05 AM » |
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As long as The Hooded Claw finds me fun ones, I will link.
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telracs
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« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2009, 10:37:01 PM » |
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This evening's buffet, courtesy of the Hooded Claw and his henchperson (me). Again, his comments in black, mine in the closest I can come to scarletNicholas Sparks' Inflatable Parrot and other strange Poems (2)   In addition to the title being weird (even identifying itself as "strange", the picture here is funny--I don't think that's the picture the author intended to put up to advertise the book! and scarlet says: love his Product Description
The Author attended Humboldt State University and was thrown out twice. He now lives somewhere in California with his wife and three children.
and i agree, weird picture  Okay, this is a kid's book, and we have to make allowances for them being wacky! I think the cover looks like fun, though. But I'm not buying this one--Though I might sneak a look in the kiddy section of B&N to see if they have dead tree versions of this I could quickly flip through in the store! Other titles in the series: My Life as a Smashed Burrito With Extra Hot Sauce and My Life as Alien Monster Bait. Hmm, that second one sounds like my life.   So are the tropical fish keeping humans now?!! Actually from the description, this looks like another one that would be interesting to read. yeah, but I'm not paying 9.99 for it. |
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« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2009, 01:06:17 AM » |
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I really needed a laugh today and this thread supplied me with many! Alas, now I even have more books I want to read (and a few I *don't*!  ). |
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Britt
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« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2009, 05:06:39 AM » |
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Proud owner of Professor Vivian Kindlington the Kindle 2 since 2/24/09! "How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!" ~ Pride and PrejudiceCurrently reading: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror ~ Christopher Moore Goodreads + Twitter |
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The Hooded Claw
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« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2009, 05:45:13 PM » |
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Oooh, oooh, oooh! I want to be an evil overlord too!
Good ones, Britt! I'm jealous!
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drenee
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« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2009, 05:45:48 PM » |
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Come on, HC, give us some comments on Brit's books. Please.
deb
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telracs
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« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2009, 05:46:43 PM » |
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Oooh, oooh, oooh! I want to be an evil overlord too!
Good ones, Britt! I'm jealous!
But HC, you ARE an evil overlord. You're my evil overlord.... And your minion/henchperson is eagerly awaiting more books to link! I honestly don't find the evil overlord book that weird. I own the DTV of it and it's a very good compilation of short sci-fi/fantasy stories based on how people become evil overlords. And got to tell you, there is one really creepy story in it that made me worry about spending too much time on-line. |
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