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Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean
December 11, 2009 – 8:47 pm | No Comment
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean

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On behalf of Bookfail, as well as Jewish buccaneers Moses Cohen Enriques, Sinan “the Great Jewish Pirate” and Samuel Palache, I’d like to wish you all a happy Hanukkah! You can read more about this, …

Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly
November 19, 2009 – 4:14 am | One Comment
Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly

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The world can be such a dull and drab place – sometimes I wish there was more exuberance out there, the kind that’s evident in Sweet Jesus I Hate Bill O’Reilly. Perphaps a tv …

Male Delivery: Reproduction, Effeminacy, and Pregnant Men in Early Modern Spain
September 16, 2009 – 12:37 pm | No Comment
Male Delivery: Reproduction, Effeminacy, and Pregnant Men in Early Modern Spain

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Because male pregnancy isn’t noteworthy enough by itself, unless it happens in early modern Spain. You had me at ‘male delivery’, Sherry Velasco.

Caffeine Killed My Family: Best Free Cure since Jesus Christ Himself
August 21, 2009 – 2:33 am | One Comment
Caffeine Killed My Family: Best Free Cure since Jesus Christ Himself

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I was trolling Amazon for caffeine pills earlier today, when I stumbled upon this gem of a title. While I in no way intend to make light of anyone suffering from Huntington’s disease, which it …

Millennium Meltdown: Spiritual and Practical Strategies to Survive Y2K
June 23, 2009 – 7:03 am | 2 Comments
Millennium Meltdown: Spiritual and Practical Strategies to Survive Y2K

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Forget for a second that this book confronts the technical problems of a Y2K crisis that never materialized. The book’s allusions to a hoax-apolis of Biblical proportions, and an impending one-world government take the cake. …

The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
May 3, 2009 – 3:20 am | One Comment
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals

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If this book caught on as a television franchise, it could challenge the likes of COPS and America’s Most Wanted. Or, how about Law & Order APU (Animal Prosecution Unit)? Snoop Doggy Dogg …

Taming a Liger: Unexpected Spiritual Lessons from Napoleon Dynamite
May 2, 2009 – 12:08 am | No Comment
Taming a Liger: Unexpected Spiritual Lessons from Napoleon Dynamite

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An unexpected book about an unexpectedly awful movie.