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Scouts in Bondage: And Other Violations of Literary Propriety Michael Bell

During his years as the proprietor of a secondhand bookshop in the ancient coastal town of Lewes, England, Michael Bell delighted his patrons with his array of books essential to any serious collector of humor.

Welcome to AbeBooks' Weird Book Room - heralded by the New York Times, Canada's Globe and Mail, The Times of London, and The Guardian (UK) as the finest source of everything that's bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. We now have 101 crazy and strange titles about every oddball aspect of life you could possibly imagine and a few things you couldn't possibly imagine. We invite you to not only revel in our collection of literary oddities but to also send us your suggestions.

Thanks to everyone who has submitted weird books!

Weird Book of the Week - Talks with Trees; A Plant Psychic's Interviews with Vegetables, Flowers and Trees by Leslie Cabarga

If you have a wallowing willow or dallying dahlia, you may want to give Leslie Cabarga a call. Cabarga you see, communicates with trees and plants.

After channeling spirits for over 15 years, he wondered if he might also successfully contact the spirit guides of plants and trees. Cabarga decided to test the possiblity at the bank one day and asked a potted plant sitting on the counter how it was. He heard the plant's reply, "Oh, not very well. We are trying our best to grow lushly and beautifully for everyone to appreciate but it is hard under the circumstances."

Talks with Trees is a collection of over 30 of Cabarga's interviews with a variety of plants and trees including ancient redwoods, a Japanese maple, a garlic bulb, an onion, an apple tree, two heads of lettuce, and a purple potato.

Suggest bizarre books for our Weird Book Room.

Weird and Wonderful

The Who's Who of British Beheadings Geoffrey Abbott

My Visit to Venus T. Lobsang Rampa

Summer With the Leprechauns: A True Story Tanis Helliwell

James Bond: His World of Values Lycurgus M. Starkey, Jr.

Roaring Dorset!: Encounters with Big Cats Merrily Harpur

Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Mind Power Donald L. Wilson

Soldier Bear Geoffrey Morgan and W.A. Lasocki

The English: Are They Human? G.J. Renier

What's Wrong With My Snake? John Rossi, Roxanne Rossi

Blessed are the Cheesemakers Sarah-Kate Lynch

What Moles Tell You About Yourself Pietro Santini

The History of Torture Daniel P. Mannix

Death in the Pot: The Impact of Food Poisoning on History Morton Satin

Spaghetti Art Ware: Poodles and Other Collectible Ceramics Wanda Gessner

Impeccable Birdfeeding: How to Discourage Scuffling, Hull-Dropping, Seed-Throwing, Unmentionable Nuisances and Vulgar Chatter at Your Birdfeeder Bill Adler Jr.

What Not to Wear on a Horse Ginny Oakley, Stephanie Soskin

Ductigami: The Art of the Tape Joe Wilson

Le Petomane : A Tribute to the Unique Stage Act That Shook and Shattered the Moulin Rouge and the World Jean Nohain, Francois Caradec

American Hair Metal Steven Blush

50 Ways to Use Feminine Hygiene Products in a Manly Manner B. Koz

How to Preserve Animal and other Specimens in Clear Plastic Cleo E. Harden

The Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study Stephen Skelton

The Deer-smellers of Haunted Mountain John Joseph Meyer

Gangsta Rap Coloring Book Anthony "Aye Jaye" Morano

Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School Benjamin Franklin

Kneel to the Prettiest Berta Ruck

The Big Book of Near Death Experiences P.M.H. Atwater

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

The How and Why Wonder Book of Guns Irving Robbin

Was Karl Marx a Satanist? Richard Wurmbrand

Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words

Prehistoric Humans in Film and Television Michael Klossner

Male Delivery: Reproduction, Effeminacy, and Pregnant Men in Early Modern Spain

Erotic Dots: Join the Dots to Create 60 Sexy and Exciting Pictures

How You Can Bowl Better Using Self-Hypnosis

300 Ways to Serve Eggs Ruth Berolsheimer

Jewish Chess Masters on Stamps Felix Berkovich

Teleportation: A How To Guide Commander X with Tim Swartz

Why Do I Vomit? Angela Royston

Semen for Sale. All About Artificial Insemination D.O. Cauldwell

The Romance of Proctology Charles Elton Blanchard

Knit the Christmas Story Jan Messent

Taming a Liger: Unexpected Spiritual Lessons from Napoleon Dynamite Andrew Kirk, Jane Moseley

Toilet Paper Origami Linda Wright

What to Do When the Russians Come: A Survivor's Guide Robert Conquest and Jon Ewbank Manchip White

Barbie: Voyage to Rados Joanne Barkan

50 Sad Chairs Bill Keaggy

Dead Pet: Send Your Best Little Buddy Off in Style Andrew Kirk, Jane Moseley

Bass Fitness : An Exercise Handbook Josquin des Pres

Oedipus in Disneyland Hercules Molloy

A History of Orgies Burgo Partridge

Washer Mouth: The Man Who Was a Washing Machine Kevin L. Donihe

Help! A Bear is Eating Me Mykle Hansen

The Joys of Jello

What Bird Did That? A Driver's Guide to Some Common Birds of North America Peter Hansard, Burton Silver

A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown Robert Baker

The Pop-Up Book of Phobias Gary Greenberg

The Social History of the Machine Gun John Ellis

An Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violins

How Green Were the Nazis? Dana Miller

Weird Books About Cats & Dogs

Doga: Yoga for Dogs Jennifer Brilliant, William Berloni

Is Your Dog Gay? Charles Kreloff, Patty Brown, Victoria Roberts

The Cat Whisperer Claire Bessant

Pills for Cats Charles Kreloff, Patty Brown, Victoria Roberts

Know How to Clip a Poodle Dana Miller

Weird Books About Other Animals

Poop-eaters: Dung Beetles in the Food Chain Deirdre A. Prischmann

The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories Alisa Surkis, Monica Nolan

Bombproof Your Horse Rick Pelicano, Lauren Tjaden

Living With Llamas: Tales from Juniper Ridge Rosana Hart

The Pet Psychic: What the Animals Tell Me Sonya Fitzpatrick

Weird Books About Hobbies

Knight Life: Jousting in the United States Robert L. Loeffelbein

The Amateur Taxidermist Jean Labrie

The Great Pantyhose Crafts Book Edward A. Baldwin, Stevie Baldwin

Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them Roger Welsch

The Lost Art of Towel Origami Ivy Press, Alison Jenkins

Weird Books About Food

Critter Cuisine Mary Ann Clayton

Twinkie, Deconstructed Steve Ettlinger

Simply Seaweed: A Book of Tempting Recipes for Samphire, Seaweed and Sea Vegetables Lesley Ellis

The Thermodynamics of Pizza Harold J. Morowitz

All About Sausage Ellen Edwards & Oscar Mayer

Weird Books About Dying

Dead Clients Don't Pay: The Bodyguard's Manual Leroy Thompson

People Who Don't Know They're Dead Gary Leon Hill

Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People Dale Power

Nuclear War: What's in It for You? Ground Zero

The Art and Science of Embalming Carl Lewis Barnes

Weird 'How To' Books

How to Be Pope: What to Do and Where to Go Once You're in the Vatican Piers Marchant

How to Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction Ann Druffel

How to Survive on Land and Sea Frank C. Craighead, John J. Craighead

How to Survive a Robot Uprising Daniel H. Wilson

How to Good-Bye Depression Hiroyuki Nishigaki

Weird Books (Miscellaneous)

The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America Julian Montague

Monk Habits for Everyday People Dennis Okholm

Paint It Black: A Guide To Gothic Homemaking Voltaire

History of Shit Dominique Laporte

The Waterless Toilet - Is it Right for You? Ron Poitras

Weird Books (Miscellaneous)

The Haunted Vagina Carlton Mellick I (Me) (Home) (Me)