More news of the weird
Subtitle: over 500 all-new, all-weird, all-real news stories that prove the world is completely out to lunch!
By: Chuck Shepherd, John J. Kohut, Roland Sweet ; illustrations by Drew Friedman.
Contributors: Kohut, John J.; Sweet, Roland.
Publisher: Plume, published by the Penguin Group
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780452265455
Copyright date: 1990
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders -- United States -- Anecdotes; United States -- History, Local -- Anecdotes
Notes: "A Plume book."
Subtitle from cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: In the wrong place at the wrong time; title: Weird haberdashery; title: People who won't take no for an answer; title: The entrepreneurial spirit; title: Makes sense to me; title: No artificial ingredients; title: Far-from-perfect crimes; title: It seemed like a good idea at the time; title: The great pretenders; title: The sports section; title: Fire; title: Surges of testosterone; title: A poor choice of words; title: First things first; title: The world as I see it; title: Medical milestones; title: Visions of Mary and Jesus; title: On the job; title: Okay, you explain it; title: In context; title: Oops; title: Put some clothes on; title: Weird weapons; title: Chutzpah; title: Marching to their own tune; title: Government; title: Gives me the willies; title: Fruits of research; title: The only way out; title: Let's make a deal; title: Fetishes on parade; title: Don't lose your head; title: Missed the point; title: Nuts behind the wheel; title: Legislative thrusts; title: When in Rome; title: Thanks for nothing; title: Just can't say goodbye; title: Order in the court; title: Last days of the planet; title: Weird coincidences; title: The voices in my head; title: Weird clergy; title: Felonious food; title: Reached the boiling point; title: Their 15 minutes; title: Occupational hazards; title: Wrong arm of the law; title: Odd endings; title: Even we didn't believe these; title: Lists; title: Uncategorically weird; title: Lists; title: Uncategorically weird; title: Appendix : A few notes on weirdology; title: Sources