Odd Book Titles?

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I don't have any weird titles, but that list was really funny! :D Thanks for posting it.
 

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I just did a blog post about strange book titles and I thought I'd come here and see if any of you guys have seen some more strange ones. I'd like to have a list.

Latawnya, the Naughty Horse, Learns To Say "No"To Drugs.

It's about a horse who gives in to peer pressure and begins "smoking drugs and drinking".
 

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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
 

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The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker by David Boyer. It was filmed under that title in 1970, before being reissued as simply Pigeons. It's quite a rarity nowadays.
 
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One of the most subtly humorous titles ever is William Faulkner's famously poetic Light in August. Sounds really serene and symbolic, don't it?

It comes from a phrase uttered by someone witnessing a pregnant unmarried young woman walking down a dusty road, and remarking that "She'll be light in August."

Philip K. Dick was famed for some really good ones:

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Confessions of a Crap Artist
The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike


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