What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Travel diary of visits to strange and weird museums across the USA by male author. read about 2005-2010
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humorous, strange museums, USA travel, male author, fork museum, largest ball of twine
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Click the small "edit" link after the header to update it. This only works on the full Desktop website - not the Mobile website or app. (On the Mobile website, there's a "Desktop version" link at the bottom of the page.) Then we can re-open the thread.
- Around what year did you read this book? A range of years is fine. This will help us narrow down the search.
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Non-fiction (autobiography) or fiction?
Kris wrote: "Thanks for the updating the topic header. This will help moderators and searchers. Re-opening thread.Non-fiction (autobiography) or fiction?"
I am assuming Non-fiction...
Rainbowheart wrote: "Offbeat Museums?America's Strangest Museums?
Cowgirls, Cockroaches and Celebrity Lingerie?"
Thank you. These all look close but still not THE ONE! thank goodness I now keep a journal :-)
All sound like fun but still not the one.I remember it being a MALE author...
thanks for all the good ideas though :-)
In case it helps anyone, it appears that the world's largest ball of twine is in Cawker City, Kansas. I couldn't find mention of a fork museum anywhere on Google, though.Did the book look new at the time you read it, or could it have been older?
Thank you so much for looking for me. I received it from a friend years ago so I have no clue how long she had it first. She usually keeps a diary but also has no record of this gem. My husband read it on an airplane and had everyone around us in tears laughing when he just couldn't hold it in. It was truly a LOL kinda book. If you guys can't find it, then no one can. Thanks again...happy reading.
the fork museum could have been in the Salem, Mass area...it seems it may have gone along with some pewter tableware made by Paul Revere...but don't go crazy looking. It is still a great memory of a great laugh.
No worries, that's what we do! We like to search, lol.Haunting Museums?
America on Display?
Weird, Wonderful America?
Sorry, I know some of these are female authors, but I thought I should mention them just in case.
Taking Liberties?Way Off the Road?
Roadside Attractions?
These are all male authors. The last one mentions the world's largest ball of twine!
Something that was written by Lawrence Weschler from his passions and wonders series? E.g. Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
There was a TV show called "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations" put on by Kansas City Public Television, in which three men travel across the country and visit grassroots art museums and roadside attractions that "your father would never stop the car for." They made at least one book about it: Rare Visions & Roadside Revelations.You can watch an episode here: https://www.kansascitypbs.org/local-s...
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Sorry team, I lost track of this thread. It is non fiction but NO, I still have not found it. Thx
Thanks for checking back!Did you definitely rule out all the suggestions mentioned above?
Trilobyte wrote: "The New Roadside America: The Modern Traveler's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful World of America's Tourist Attractions"Trilobyte's book is a sequel/update to this one:
What's the Name of That Book???
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology (other topics)
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