| Subversive Facts And Hidden Information In Rapid-Fire Format.
Do you know about the 6 sex acts that are illegal? The 21 Biblical contradictions? How about the 9 US companies allowed to manufacture heroin, cocaine, and LSD, the 12 things to do with your body after you're dead, and 23 cases of involuntary human experimentation?
In 1977, David Wallechinsky, Irving Wallace, and Amy Wallace published THE BOOK OF LISTS, causing an immediate sensation. Not only idd it lead to 3 direct sequels (in 1980, 1983, and 1993), it also created a new genre. Soon, shelves were lined with THE FIRST ORIGINAL UNEXPURGATED AUTHENTIC CANADIAN BOOK OF LISTS (1978), THE BOOK OF SPORTS LISTS (1979), and MEREDITH'S BOOK OF BIBLE LISTS (1980) among many others. Using this popular, enduring format, Russ Kick's DISINFORMATION BOOK OF LISTS delves into the murkier aspects of politics, current events, business, history, science, art and literature, sex, drugs, death and more. Despite such unusual subject matter, this book presents hard, substantiated facts with full references.
Among the lists presented:
Innocent people who went to prison
Legal substances that can cause false positives on drug tests
Mishaps that might have started nuclear war
Movies banned in the US
Raunchy songs that were never released
Acceptable levels of filth in food
Celebrities involved with the Church of Satan
... and more! |
