Author Topic: Books that are more interesting with one letter removed (Read 9730 times)

Tewdric · « **Reply #100 on:** 12 May, 2010, 11:51:09 am »

Delia's How to Coo.

(I resisted the obvious temptation..)

clarion · « **Reply #101 on:** 12 May, 2010, 11:54:54 am »

Josie Dew's lesser known travel works:

The Wind In My Heels
Addled At Sea
Long Loud Ride
Slow Oast Home
The Sun In My Yes

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #102 on:** 12 May, 2010, 12:10:36 pm »

All Ars And Elbows ~ What was Innes Ireland up to when not driving racing motor-cars

chris · « **Reply #103 on:** 12 May, 2010, 12:16:39 pm »

Dan Brown's new poem - Da Vinci Ode

HTFB · « **Reply #104 on:** 12 May, 2010, 12:23:12 pm »

Quote from: Tewdric on 12 May, 2010, 11:51:09 am

Delia's How to Coo.

(I resisted the obvious temptation..)

Her Complete Cookery Curse?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #105 on:** 12 May, 2010, 12:36:47 pm »

Service Of Al The Dead ~ Inspector Morse versus the ~~Bullingdon Club~~ Oxford zombies

clarion · « **Reply #106 on:** 12 May, 2010, 12:49:42 pm »

Hardik
Ales of Mystery & Imagination (have we had this one?)
Why Are We So Best?
The God Of Mall Things
Park of Life
Who Was That Ma?
The Wo Of Us
Joi Me
Bio
Hosts
Uncle Anya
Stan In The Suburbs
A Right Shining Lie
Taking Heads
Gerania
Tales of Log Ago
Dud, Where's My Country?

Be Wulf
Marat/Sad
Git-Prop To Theatre Workshop
Even Pillars of Wisdom
Sir Gawain & The Green Night

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #107 on:** 12 May, 2010, 12:55:48 pm »

The Rial ~ Kafka's history of the Saudi economy

HTFB · « **Reply #108 on:** 12 May, 2010, 12:58:08 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 12 May, 2010, 12:55:48 pm

The Rial ~ Kafka's history of the Saudi economy

And The Caste, on social boundaries in Hinduism.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #109 on:** 12 May, 2010, 01:13:12 pm »

Some Philip K. Dick:

Vices From The Street ~ drugs, prostitution, voting Tory, that sort of thing
The Comic Puppets ~ Dick's take on Sooty and Sweep
The Man Who Aped ~ biography of Mike Yarwood
The Cack In Space ~ prescient warning of how space junk will became a major hazard in the twenty-first century
Counter-Cock World ~ NSFW
Flow My Ears, The Policeman Said ~ I think there may have been drugs involved with this one too

A Stud In Scarlet ~ Arthur Conan Doyle's sole foray into erotica

HTFB · « **Reply #110 on:** 12 May, 2010, 01:23:20 pm »

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A Stud In Scarlet ~ Arthur Conan Doyle's sole foray into erotica

Apart from The Sign Of Fur.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #111 on:** 12 May, 2010, 01:39:03 pm »

Heels Of Terror ~ Sven Hassel's exploration of Charlotte's shoe collection
My Idea Of Fu ~ Will Self on Hong Kong cinema

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #112 on:** 12 May, 2010, 02:56:09 pm »

Tar Trek - An itinerant roadlayer's biography
Tar Wars - An internecine struggle between itinerant roadlayers
The Empire Trikes Back - The journey of a group of travellers stranded but for a bunch of Hase Kettwiesels
The Motorcycle Dairies - The travails of a milk delivery firm which eschews the normal milkfloat for a fleet of Raleigh Wisps

clarion · « **Reply #113 on:** 12 May, 2010, 06:30:50 pm »

Sprig Awakening
The God Person of Szechuan

MattH · « **Reply #114 on:** 12 May, 2010, 06:40:27 pm »

STI of the dump - how to refurbish broken shifters

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #115 on:** 12 May, 2010, 11:08:02 pm »

Golfinger ~ Ian Fleming. The history of golf in Germany. "Scheißdreck!" - Bernhard Langer.
Carter Eats The Devil ~ Glen David Gold. The heartwarming - literally - tale of one police sergeant's attempt to win a chilli-eating competition. Introduction and theme tune by Dennis Waterman.
The Raining Lake ~ Arnaldur Indriðason. Things to do in the Loch Shiel area. 16pp.
American Ods ~ Neil Gaiman. US-UK Tic-tac dictionary. "WTF?" - John McCririck.
The Stan ~ Stephen King. King's first foray into biography sees him take on the mysterious life of The Stig's little brother. " " - The Stig.
Republican Part Reptile ~ P.J. O'Rourke. How the Lizard Alliance is taking over the US Senate. Non-fiction.
Skinny Les And All ~ Tom Robbins. The most comprehensive guide to northern club comics ever put in print. "Fookin' brilliant!" - Roy "Chubby" Brown.
Come In Moominland ~ Tove Jansson. In which the Snork Maiden gets nasty. See also: rule 34.
Moa Lisa Overdrive ~ William Gibson. Female giant extinct flightless bird gets a job as a gearbox designer in 1960's Coventry. See also: drugs.
New Found Lads ~ Peter Whitfield. Fear and loathing in the magazine publishing business. "Christ!" - citizen smudge.
Zen And Ow ~ Mark Richardson. How to practice S&M Buddhism. Over-18s only.
Days In The Lie ~ Jonathan Green. Unauthorised biography of Tony Blair. "I hate this book!" - Tony Blair.
Cunt Zero ~ William Gibson. The diary of a man stranded alone on a desert island. "Less fun than being crushed under Ray Winstone" - Sir Hugh Paterson.
Ear Island ~ Alistair McLean. A bored group of recording engineers look for Nazi gold. See also: more drugs.
Roo Full Of Mirrors ~ Charles R. Cross. The textbook on marsupial eating disorders. "Fabulous!" - Gary Busey.
The Otters Club ~ Jonathan Coe. Strange pr0n. "Ban this filth!" - Mijbil.
Loo To Windward ~ Iain M. Banks. Atlas of public toilets in the West Indies. "Unputdownable" - Joel Garner.
Dream Tory ~ Arthur Schnitzler. Horror. "The most terrifying book I've read all year" - Ruth Rendell.
One Day In The Life Of Van Denisovich ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. An everyday story of a WVM in Stalin's Soviet Union. New translation by Jeremy Clarkson.
Inside 'ut ~ Nick Mason. Pink Floyd drummer documents the salient features of Ugley's club 'uts. RIBA Book Of The Year 2007.
The Land God Gave To Can ~ Hammond Innes. The definitive story of Krautrock. Foreword by Steve "Interesting" Davis.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #116 on:** 13 May, 2010, 07:18:59 pm »

The Bible has a bit of Deliverance, voyeurism, date rape, and good old humping in it if you look hard enough.

Rut
Ether
Palms
Hose
Uke
Tits
1 Peer
2 Peer

Deborah · « **Reply #117 on:** 13 May, 2010, 07:30:31 pm »

Ale of Two Cities

Palinurus · « **Reply #118 on:** 13 May, 2010, 07:44:00 pm »

The Unbearable Lightness of Bing

rogerzilla · « **Reply #119 on:** 13 May, 2010, 09:50:07 pm »

The Rise And Fall Of The Oman Empire

(OK, possibly less interesting)

rogerzilla · « **Reply #120 on:** 13 May, 2010, 09:50:29 pm »

The Cone Wars.

Deano · « **Reply #121 on:** 13 May, 2010, 10:35:32 pm »

Thorburn's Bids

HTFB · « **Reply #122 on:** 13 May, 2010, 10:50:07 pm »

Rider Haggard's He, a boyhood favourite of Oscar Wilde.

mattc · « **Reply #123 on:** 14 May, 2010, 01:46:48 am »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 13 May, 2010, 09:50:29 pm

The Cone Wars.

The tale of one man's fight for perfect adjustment.

citoyen · « **Reply #124 on:** 14 May, 2010, 03:51:35 am »

I, Root - Asimov's epic tale of an Afro-American cyborg's rise from slavery.

Author Topic: Books that are more interesting with one letter removed (Read 9730 times)

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