Bizarre books

A patron asked the librarian why Tales of Robin Hood had been withdrawn from the children’s collection. The librarian replied, “Too much Saxon violence.” (adapted from http://www.booknotions.com/riddles.html) Ever wonder where librarians lark about on the Internet? If you’re in need of a laugh, here are some great sites to put a smile on your face. It’s all in good fun. Enjoy. Unshelved – a comic strip devoted entirely to libraries and librarians Psst … Want to see more of Tamara…

If you're currently in a great mood and want to ruin that, look no further than this gallery of the saddest books ever published. There is no silver lining to ...

According to a recent study, the U.S. market for self-improvement is $9.9 billion. Despite that, many therapists think that self-help books are useless. Gregg Williams, for example, says that change is hard, improvements happen unevenly, involve many steps and take a lot of time. Nothing even remotely close to what the self-help reads are preaching. Luckily, Johan Deckmann has something that's way better. By day, Deckmann analyzes the human behavior; by night, he writes down his observations…

Ah, those classic children's books. You remember. The timeless bedtime stories you loved to hear as you snuggled so tightly in your mom's or dad's arms?

A collection of books that strangely enough are found on Amazon.