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Weird & Weirder: The English Teacher Looks at Some Decidedly Offbeat Books - Page 2

Our intrepid maverick English Teacher polled friends and colleagues for suggestions of offbeat, strange, or weird non-fiction (?) that might add variety to one's socially distanced reading list. Here are some of the most interesting. Some are well known, some are serious studies of unusual, narrowly focused niches, some are strangely put together, some are wild theories seriously presented, and some....
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Paperbacks From Hell (Grady Hendrix)
Paperbacks From Hell
41
Grady Hendrix
People Who Don't Know They're Dead (Hill)
People Who Don't Know They're Dead
42
Hill
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect
43
James Burke
The Pop-Up Book of Phobias (Gary Greenburg, Matthew Reinhart & Balvis Rubess)
The Pop-Up Book of Phobias
44
Gary Greenburg, Matthew Reinhart & Balvis Rubess
The Pursuit of Loneliness (Slater)
The Pursuit of Loneliness
45
Slater
Rule by Secrecy (Marrs)
Rule by Secrecy
46
Marrs
Running and Being (Sheehan)
Running and Being
47
Sheehan
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross (Allegro)
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
48
Allegro
The Secret History of the World (Mark Booth)
The Secret History of the World
49
Mark Booth
A Separate Reality
A Separate Reality
50
The Sign and the Seal (Hancock)
The Sign and the Seal
51
Hancock
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
52
Jon Ronson
Spam: A Biography (Wyman)
Spam: A Biography
53
Wyman
Stranger Than Science (Frank Edwards)
Stranger Than Science
54
Frank Edwards
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
55
Mark Manson
The Tao Is Silent (Smulyan)
The Tao Is Silent
56
Smulyan
Teach Your Wife to Be a Widow (Donald L. Rogers)
Teach Your Wife to Be a Widow
57
Donald L. Rogers
The Teachings of Don Juan (Carlos Castaneda/PERU/USA)
The Teachings of Don Juan
58
Carlos Castaneda/PERU/USA
The Templar Revelation (Picknett)
The Templar Revelation
59
Picknett
Terror on the Air (Hand)
Terror on the Air
60
Hand
Them (Jon Ronson)
Them
61
Jon Ronson
They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers (Barker)
They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers
62
Barker
Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life (Tom Robbins)
Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life
63
Tom Robbins
The Tomb of God (Andrews)
The Tomb of God
64
Andrews
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America
65
Richard Brautigan
Vintage Science Fiction Films (Benson)
Vintage Science Fiction Films
66
Benson
Wherever You Go There You Are
Wherever You Go There You Are
67
The Woman With the Alabaster Jar (Starbird)
The Woman With the Alabaster Jar
68
Starbird
How to Be Danish: A Journey to the Cultural Heart of Denmark (Patrick Kingsley)
How to Be Danish: A Journey to the Cultural Heart of Denmark
69
Patrick Kingsley
The New Radiation Recipe Book (Various)
The New Radiation Recipe Book
70
Various
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