About this title: From the humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research, here are the anti-Nobels--prizes that should have been awarded (but, inexplicably, weren't) for such accomplishments as treating snakebites with electroshock and calculating how many times a piece of toast will fall buttered side down.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780452285736ISBN:0452285739
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN-13:9780752851501ISBN:0752851500
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN-13:9780752842615ISBN:0752842617
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 2004-08-31
ISBN-13:9780452285736ISBN:0452285739
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 2004-08-31
ISBN-13:9780452285736ISBN:0452285739
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 2004-08-31
ISBN-13:9780452285736ISBN:0452285739
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
"This is one seriously funny book. Ig Nobel prizes are awarded to those who pursue (and publish) research that first makes you laugh, then makes you think. Actual Nobel Laureates present the awards and participate in the general shenanigans that take place during the annual ceremony. Abrahams's descriptions of this selection of winners had me cracking up repeatedly. It's hard to pick a favorite, though I did particularly enjoy Levitating Crime Fighters and High Velocity Birth. And yes, as is repeatedly mentioned, all of these experiments are real. Definitely recommended."
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