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The Mammoth Book of Weird News

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Mammoth Book of Weird News
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Geoff Tibballs
SeriesMammoth Books
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:512
Dimensions(mm): Height 134,Width 200
Category/GenreHumour collections and anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9781845299347
ClassificationsDewey:032.02
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Robinson Publishing
Publication Date 3 November 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A humorous collection of hundreds of funny news stories, whacky phenomena, and hilarious blunders and gaffes from around the world, such as: the woman who smuggled 75 live snakes in her bra; the man who held a funeral for his amputated foot; the radioactive cat which got mistaken for a bomb; the human tongue that got served up in a hospital; the X-ray that revealed E.T.'s face in a duck; the youth who woke to find a bullet in his tongue; the tortoise that set a house on fire; and many more.

Author Biography

Geoff Tibballs is the author of the bestselling Mammoth Book of Jokes and The Mammoth Book of Dirty Jokes as well as many other books including Business Blunders and Legal Blunders. A former journalist and press officer, he is now a full-time writer who lists his hobbies as sport, eating, drinking, and avoiding housework. He lives in Nottingham, England, with his wife and daughters.