Eccentric America: The Bradt Guide to All That's Weird and Wacky in the USA
Travel writer and former tour guide Friedman has compiled a list  of strange, peculiar, uncommon, offbeat, quirky, bizarre, and  wacky festivals, museums, attractions, tours, restaurants,  hotels, and stores in the United States. There is even a list of  91 places "too weird to categorize." Each entry includes a  description along with an address, and, when available,  telephone numbers, web sites, and e-mail addresses. The book is  also eccentrically arranged: the Midwest/North Central region is  listed first, the South Central Region is listed last, and,  within one region, Wisconsin is followed by Minnesota. However,  the alphabetic indexes by state as well as entry make up for  this confusing arrangement. Since this book covers all 50  states, smaller libraries may want to consider it over more  specific titles, such as Sandra Gurvis's America's Strangest  Museums (Citadel, 1996) and Jerome Pohlen's Oddball Wisconsin  (LJ 5/15/01). Recommended for public libraries. [For more  information on this title, go to www.eccentricamerica.  com. Ed.] John McCormick, New Hampshire State Lib., Concor.- John McCormick, New Hampshire State Lib., ConcordCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.