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5 People Who Died During Sex: and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
by
Karl Shaw (Goodreads Author)
All in perfectly bad taste
Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world.
Did you know…
…that Pope Benedict XII was such a h...more
Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world.
Did you know…
…that Pope Benedict XII was such a h...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
February 13th 2007
by Three Rivers Press
(first published January 1st 2007)
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My father-in-law, Tom, gave this book to me. Yep. That alone should tell you how cool he is. Very cool. Anyway, it was sort of meant as payment for kidnapping my wife and children over Spring Break and ferreting them up to Utah to see a new grand baby. It is one of those classic lists books. Very funny. I kept it in the bathroom--is there a better place for a book of lists? It reminds me of that classic line in "Big Chill" wherein it is argued that the length of each article in People Magazine i...more
I would not say that fact checking was high on the list of priorities in writing this book. There are many, many errors which are easily found with a quick perusal of wikipedia. This is not to say that there aren't errors on Wikipedia, but there seems to have been some willful ignoring of evidence when the rumor was more salacious.
For instance, explorer James Cook was indeed killed on a voyage. But he was not, as the book claimed "served at a Hawaiian buffet". To quote the wikipedia page: (warni...more
For instance, explorer James Cook was indeed killed on a voyage. But he was not, as the book claimed "served at a Hawaiian buffet". To quote the wikipedia page: (warni...more
+ Karl Shaw.
5 People Who Died During Sex and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists
I give this one 3 stars. The title and subtitle say it all. This is designed to satisfy even the most hardened craver of prurient lists! From the title list to ones of recipes for human flesh, of Least Romantic Honeymoons, Historic Drunks, Rock and Roll Suicides, Presidential Illnesses, Phobias, Dangerous Doctors and more and more, almost every imaginable grotesquery is represented! A great book to keep by your be...more
Lists of different, totally useless and mostly tasteless trivia. For those people sitting on the toilet with nothing better to do than to pick up a book and flip through the pages to learn a much of senseless facts.
Like I said, a great bathroom read.
Like I said, a great bathroom read.
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While the title may be a bit risque, I found this book to be completely entertaining. This book is in list format, but it is also full of fun stories and witty comments. The topics range from celibates to food to phobias. It was a very funny book that kept me reading!
What I really enjoyed about this book was its conciseness. It offered a short explanation on the topic so that you didn't lose interest in these random tidbits of facts. Another thing I really enjoyed about this book was the humor!...more
What I really enjoyed about this book was its conciseness. It offered a short explanation on the topic so that you didn't lose interest in these random tidbits of facts. Another thing I really enjoyed about this book was the humor!...more
The most bizarre book of lists. I found it to be very entertaining.
True to the title most of the book contains some extremely tasteless as in puke evoking, horrifying, voyeuristic and painfully disgusting trivia. So who can resist that?
An example of one of the more shockingly gruesome lists, '10 least appealing dinner dates': No.10. IDI and SARAH AMIN in1999 "......Guests at the home of the Uganda’s president were treated to some unscheduled entertainment by their host one evening in August 1972,when between courses Amin suddenly vanished into the kitchen and r...more
An example of one of the more shockingly gruesome lists, '10 least appealing dinner dates': No.10. IDI and SARAH AMIN in1999 "......Guests at the home of the Uganda’s president were treated to some unscheduled entertainment by their host one evening in August 1972,when between courses Amin suddenly vanished into the kitchen and r...more
Some funny facts in the book were just not that amusing to me, however, the information about past rulers was amazing. The ammount of research Shaw put into the royalty sections must have been extremely extensive! I walked away from the book still laughing about their crazy, eccentric behavior. It makes you wonder if it isn't inevitable for people of great power to either be or turn somewhat crazy!
A cavalcade of amusing factoids. My favorite -- noted genius and apple-addled nap-taker Issac Newton once installed two cat doors at his house. A big one for his cat and a smaller one for his kitten.
I'm not sure how much of this stuff is 100% true/accurate. There was an inaccuracy in an anecdote re: Chuck Manson and his involvement in his "family's" murders. Still, amusing.
I'm not sure how much of this stuff is 100% true/accurate. There was an inaccuracy in an anecdote re: Chuck Manson and his involvement in his "family's" murders. Still, amusing.
Made me laugh so hard on an airplane, that some strange lady asked me if this was the first time I'd flown and if I was having a panic attack. It now sits as one of the two books by my visitor's toilet...inevitably they will read it, and then go buy it. That good...
One of the funniest books I have ever encountered. Read this. Period.
One of the funniest books I have ever encountered. Read this. Period.
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I found this in a bookstore in Minneapolis. Karl Shaw is a favorite of mine, and although this has some typos and factual errors, I really enjoyed it.
A sample quotation:
"Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria: Born hydrocephalic (with water on the brain), he grew up to be a violent epileptic who could barely sign his own name and was otherwise incapable. His tongue was too big for his mouth—an inherited Habsburg defect—and he found it difficult to string a sentence together. His idea of a good time was...more
A sample quotation:
"Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria: Born hydrocephalic (with water on the brain), he grew up to be a violent epileptic who could barely sign his own name and was otherwise incapable. His tongue was too big for his mouth—an inherited Habsburg defect—and he found it difficult to string a sentence together. His idea of a good time was...more
This is a great example of a book that’s perfect for me.
It’s really nothing more than a grouping of bizarre stories and facts, which makes for an incredibly compelling read that I can’t put down.
Excellent ammunition for your next party discussion topic.
It’s really nothing more than a grouping of bizarre stories and facts, which makes for an incredibly compelling read that I can’t put down.
Excellent ammunition for your next party discussion topic.
Basically a book of random, fascinating facts. The title sounds a little ridiculous, I know, but it's mostly about historical figures and dead celebrities. One of my favorites. The author is a history buff after my own heart.
For people who like books of lists, here's another one. Mostly tasteless, as the title says. A few interesting tidbits that may stay in your memory. If you're lucky, the scatological and downright disgusting entries won't....
For the absolute depravity and nauseating facts of this book, I should give it a five. However, some of the facts were repeated on other lists, which I think was a cop-out. Otherwise, great read. Lots of fun!
I was very amused. Sometimes it was not historically accurate and may not make the historical purest happy, but its a good laugh, with some good lists.
Exactly what it says on the tin. A series of fun, quick facts in a list format that range from the morbid to the gluttonous. It is a quick read and doesn't get tedious.
I really enjoyed reading this book, it's both funny and interesting. The only downfall is that it's not 100% accurate so you're reading true and false facts.
It was interesting, but I spotted a few mistakes that made me question the rest of the facts that I didn't know for sure were true.
I was fairly entertained by this book though I suspect that more than a few of these lists are more speculation than fact.
A wonderful mental vacation awaits those of us who enjoy checkout stand tabloids. Are these lists accurate? Do I care?
This was a fun book to read and gives you lots of random facts that I felt the need to share with everyone.
Not as well done as the Scottish book about death, but it had a lot of interesting factoids in it...
This is just a book of lists: interesting little tidbits which often had me laughing out loud.
It has some interesting lists but I felt it repeated many of the same facts.
What can I say? I am a nerd for inane list compilations. Most excellent train reading but discovered early into this read that the cover attracts attention from strangers. ----> Post reading: Yep, it was a perfect mass transit companion.
Quick, easy read full of interesting and entertaining facts.
Some gross stuff and some amazing stuff. A book of weird lists.
I love fun facts, but I found 3 mistakes and wrong dates and I'm sure if I knew more ancient history I would find more. I love the subject matter but it leads me to doubt the vailidity of the whole book.
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