Posted
3:10 PM
by sport
Book-publishing-trends Humor Dept.
Some surefire titles (with subtitles... essential) to pitch at publishers. Next stop: Borders' new release table.
CORDUROY! - How a ribbed fabric changed the course of history
SNIFFLING: HEARTACHES AND HEAD COLDS - What our runny noses can tell us about where we've been and how we got here
HOLDING IT TOGETHER - Paper clips and the march toward organizational thinking in society
THE BIOGRAPHY OF GUM - A journey through what we chewed, why we chew, and the impact of recreational chewing on life as we know it
LINT: A TIMELINE - How fluff has affected the progress of Man
"WELL, I GUESS SO..." - Evasiveness in public and private: an informal meander through eons of "er..."
EINSTEIN, OSMOND AND UMBRELLAS - The story of our love affair with not getting rained on
"SLOWLY I TURNED..." The saga of vaudeville referencing and its influence on contemporary discourse
THE SECRET LIFE OF PRANCE - A survey of frolicking through the ages
NO TICKEE NO WASHEE - Frustration, ethnic stereotypes and laundry: a meta-memoir of civilization as seen from the other side of the counter
THE REMARKABLE RHOMBUS - The lighter side of a geometric concept that altered our perception of reality
HE NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT HIM - 2000 years of "sneakin' up on a guy" and how it defined us as a people
NUMBER TWO - The shocking, exciting and hilarious adventures of "that second digit" in myth, math and euphemism, and why we can't live without it
AXOLOTYL - The drama, romance and evolution of potrzebie