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Although many of us feel we have reached full maturity and sit confidently in our fancy pleather office chairs, there still might be some holes missing in your education of common literature. Since some of us slept through the important classes, had the answers to the test or simply went to public schools where food fights and binge drinking during lunch were the norm, here's ten of the classic fictions you may have missed and surely should read. “Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl If you're old enough to read, this is one of the first places your eyes should go, as this book and its author are full of solid ...
Books are great, and then they get made into bombastic blockbuster bullcrap that we live to resent for years. But on a rare occasion the tables are turned, and an original writing masterpiece is brought to life and outdone by its movie successor. Such films are rare, though, as this list of movies better than their books barely breaks double digits. With films like Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” coming out this summer, you have to wonder if this trend will pick up or disappear altogether. Here are 10 movies that outdo the book. Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk vs. David Fincher) Anybody who appreciates ...
From cat hair crafts to environmental Nazis, the bizarrely titled tomes in our weird book slideshow prove that no topic is too inane to explore. There’s not only a book out there for everyone… but some for seemingly no one. Click through our favorite bizarre books and consider buying the muskrat enthusiast in your life a present they’ll truly cherish. How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men Rule #1: Don’t pursue a girl who has previously dated a black man. ...
Not a lot of things makes us happier than some old-school book cover art mixed with new-school Internet smart-assery. Well, we found another batch and they're all put together in the vein of classic detective novels. Via Funny Pictures ...
If you're one of those people who doesn't know how to read a book, all you have to do is read this book that will teach you how to read a book. Enjoy. Via Pleated Jeans ...
At first glance, this paperback book cover looks like any other piece of thriller fiction, but upon closer inspection, something very eerie stands out. This book was published in 1991. But if you look at the tag line, and the name of the school, you can see that this was very prescient. The Columbine High School massacre would occur eight years later in 1999. According to the Amazon review of the "Final Exam" book: "One of the better horror stories around. Teenaged Kelly, a highly likable character, is more adept at repairing cars than at taking final exams. Someone is stalking her--stealing the inside of her chemistry book or unscrewing the table where she's to take her English final--and ...
