10 Most Strange Book Titles

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

By Ann Brashares

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, Book 1)

by: Ann Brashares

Amazon Price: $0.75 (as of 06/03/2012)

They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until the four girls took turns trying them on--four girls, that is, who are close friends, about to be parted for the summer, with very different sizes and builds, not to mention backgrounds and personalities. Yet the pants settle on each girl's hips perfectly, making her look sexy and long-legged and feel confident as a teenager can feel. "These are magical Pants!" they realize, and so they make a pact to share them equally, to mail them back and forth over the summer from wherever they are. Beautiful, distant Lena is going to Greece to be with her grandparents; strong, athletic Bridget is off to soccer camp in Baja, California; hot-tempered Carmen plans to have her divorced father all to herself in South Carolina; and Tibby the rebel will be left at home to slave for minimum wage at Wallman's.

Who Moved My Cheese?

By Spencer Johnson

Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by: Spencer Johnson

Amazon Price: $3.50 (as of 06/04/2012)

This is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice--nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "littlepeople," mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. It's not just sustenance to them; it's their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods--our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in--although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.

The Flat-Footed Flies of Europe

By Peter J. Chandler

The Flat-Footed Flies: (Diptera: Opetiidae and Platypezidae) of Europe (Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica)

by: Peter J. Chandler

Amazon Price: $66.99 (as of 06/03/2012)

The Flat-footed Flies (Diptera: Opetiidae and Platypezidae) of Europe presents a detailed account of the taxonomy, biology and distribution of the 44 European species of Opetiidae and Platypezidae. Two of these are here described as new to science. Known larvae develop in the larger fungi; adults are honey-dew feeders on broad leaves. Both families are characterised and proposals on their relationships and phylogeny are discussed. All European species are keyed and described in detail. Adult and larval biology are reviewed. The provincial distribution of 35 species occurring in Fennoscandia and Denmark is listed in a detailed catalogue. The work presents identification keys to genera and species and for each species descriptions and accounts of its nomenclature, biology and distribution. Known early stages are keyed to genera and described under each species.

A Trip across America with Einstein's Brain

By Michael Paterniti

Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain

by: Michael Paterniti

Amazon Price: $2.07 (as of 06/03/2012)

The adventures of an unlikely threesome--a freelance writer, an elderly pathologist, and Albert Einstein's brain--on a cross-country expedition intended to set the story of this specimen-cum-relic straight once and for all. After Thomas Harvey performed Einstein's autopsy in 1955, he made off with the key body part. His claims that he was studying the specimen and would publish his findings never bore fruit, and the doctor fell from grace. The brain, though, became the subject of many an urban legend, and Harvey was transformed into a modern Robin Hood, having snatched neurological riches from the establishment and distributed them piecemeal to the curious and the faithful around the world.

Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy

By Barbara Johnson

Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy (John, Sally)

by: Barbara Johnson

Amazon Price: $1.58 (as of 06/04/2012)

Barbara's "pain" began when her husband was in a near-fatal accident. While he slowly recovered from severe, debilitating injures, they lost one son in Vietnam, and another son in an automobile accident. The final blow was losing their third son to the homosexual lifestyle. Through Barbara's final desperate plea to God of "Whatever, Lord%u2026" a bubble of joy came to replace the elephant she felt sitting on her heart. But life continues and so have the opportunities to practice what she preaches. Barbara was diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes and then most recently a cancerous brain tumor. Despite her difficulties, she continues to model that though pain is inevitable to us all, we can choose to see the flowers instead of the weeds.

What I've Learned Since I Knew It All

By Paul Meier, Todd Clements

What I've Learned Since I Knew It All: 12 Secrets to Living a Satisfied Life

by: Paul Meier, Todd Clements

Amazon Price: $4.20 (as of 06/04/2012)

You've heard all the promises that are supposed to make you happy, successful, and healthy-but why aren't they changing your life? Renowned psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Paul Meier teams up with Dr. Todd Clements to provide the answer. In What I've Learned Since I Knew It All, the authors will teach you the twelve secrets of living a grown-up life, one that avoids unnecessary potholes and pitfalls. They'll share case studies and biblical examples of individuals who learned to become more positive, fulfilled, and enjoyable people. And they'll demonstrate how you can truly embrace your real self and those of others-imperfections and all.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

By Oliver Sacks

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales

by: Oliver Sacks

Amazon Price: $4.59 (as of 06/03/2012)

Neurologist Sacks, author of Awakenings and A Leg To Stand On, presents a series of clinical tales drawn from fascinating and unusual cases encountered during his years of medical practice. Dividing his text into four parts "losses" of neurological function; "excesses"; "transports" involving reminiscence, altered perception, and imagination; and "the simple," or the world of the retarded, Sacks introduces the reader to real people who suffer from a variety of neurological syndromes which include symptoms such as amnesia, uncontrolled movements, and musical hallucinations. Sacks recounts their stories in a riveting, compassionate, and thoughtful manner.

Across Europe by Kangaroo

By Joseph R. Barry

Across Europe by Kangaroo: A Three-Month Odyssey through Europe

by: Joseph R. Barry

Amazon Price: $12.94 (as of 06/03/2012)

A light hearted family oriented view of touring western and central Europe that should be a good starting point for first time family US visitors. Joe Barry really takes the traveler along as he and his wife and son spend three months making their way from London through the high spots of western Europe. Good tips about how to live on a budget, find inexpensive food and rooms and just budgeting travel time. If your going for a couple of weeks or months he gives practical advice about saving money throughout. The Barry's also visit some major religious shrines that few guide books cover that some travelers may really find interesting.

Teaching a Stone to Talk

By Annie Dillard

Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

by: Annie Dillard

Amazon Price: $5.92 (as of 06/03/2012)

A well crafted and literary set of short stories; most of them being autobiographical. But the author does something special in this book. Her stories all center around the physical, mixed with the spiritual, mixed with the metaphysical, both alone and in concert, and finally, in the way they seem to co-exist, at least to her perception and observation. The substance of her plot is that the events just happen, the reasons, she tells us, are personal, and mostly uncontrollable. But they ARE. They exist temporally, spiritually, physically, and metaphysically all at the same time. How each of us sees these things is a bit like Albert Einstein's General and Special Theories of Relativity.

In Search of Lost Time

By Derek York

In Search of Lost Time

by: D York

Amazon Price: $7.19 (as of 06/03/2012)

This book discusses the mind-bending universe of the special and general theories of relativity, the ghostly world of quantum mechanics, and the unpredictable haunts of chaos. It explores the pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge, and the South China plain; the universities of Cambridge, McGill, and Chicago; the Patent Office in Berne; and back to the Ethiopian desert on the banks of the Awash River. Companions to share and illuminate the path range from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland to J.B. Priestley's Dangerous Corner. It also presents the father of master-spy Kim Philby in the Empty Quarter of Arabia, the fantasist Velikovsky in the clouds, and Newton, Darwin, Rutherford, Einstein and the great Earth scientists of this century who fathomed the depths of lost time and discovered the age of the Earth. Written in an engaging, nontechnical style, this book will delight and amaze all who encounter it.

In Danger of Dying

In Danger of Dying

by: James Chapman

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A spectacular bus crash, escaping convicts, hostage taking, armed bank siege and love are all included in this action filled suspense thriller with a twist at the end. Negotiator Scott Bradley has been assigned to secure the hostage's safe release but he has much more than just the convicts to watch out for in this pulsating crime thriller. With the scenes unfolding through his eyes you get the unique opportunity to peek inside the dark and dangerous world of hostage negotiation.

Maybe Tomorrow

Maybe Tomorrow

by: James Chapman

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After tragic events cause her to lose the only love that she has known, Monica enters into a world of dark visions which threaten her survival and sanity, but she has learnt never to give up hope and eventually triumphs beyond her wildest dreams. The story line is drawn from Monica's many diary entries which depict a tale of courage, determination and the winning of a fight against all the odds. When you read this book you are witnessing events through Monica's eyes.

Living on the Lost Edge of Time

By James Chapman

Living on the Lost Edge of Time

by: James Chapman

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Jennifer is a romantic at heart and adores reading in the tranquil calm of the old house that is her home. But everything changes when her sleep is suddenly disturbed in the middle of the night. Rising to investigate Jennifer soon finds herself immersed in a dark and mysterious adventure. She has lived alone in the old house for the last three and a half years since her mother died and never before had felt there was any need to think she should be afraid. But Jennifer does experience real fear and in the depths of the darkness she discovers a love that is destined to change her life forever.