“… a humorous literary award given each year to the book with the oddest title. Nominees are selected from submissions sent in by librarians, publishers, and booksellers, and the final winner is voted for by the public. The prize is a magnum of champagne and increased publicity for both the book and its author…”
Note the award doesn't imply humorous or meaningless content - just that the title, standing alone, is "odd." Herewith, some examples...
The Joy of Chickens
Last Chance at Love - Terminal Romances
The Theory of Lengthwise Rolling
The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History, and Its Role in the World Today
Versailles: The View From Sweden
How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art
How to Avoid Huge Ships
Reusing Old Graves: A Report on Popular British Attitudes
Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter Service
People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
Full list at Wikipedia; credit to Neatorama for alerting me to this (and where you can read about the Aussie "Ernie Awards," the British "Foot in Mouth Awards," and others...)
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