The World's Worst Beach Reads!

A local bookstores, Powell's Books on Hawthorne, has a funny window display up called "Worst Beach Reads":

See, the idea is that these are the LAST books you'd want to read (or even see!) at the beach. With that in mind, here are some of my top Worst Beach Reads. And these are all REAL BOOKS!

·      Melanoma: It Started with a Freckle, David L. Stanley

·      Hot X: Algebra Exposed! Danica McKellar

·      Embarrassing Moments in German and How to Avoid Them,

   Noah J. Jacobs

·      Tidal Wave or Tsunami? Kelly Doudna

·      How to Prepare a Texas Parole Packet Lawyer X

·      Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Oceans,

   Lisa-ann Gershwin

·      The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History and Its Role in

  the World Today, C. Anne Wilson

·      Bum Bags and Fanny Packs, Jeremy Smith

·      Evidence-Based Bunion Surgery, Paul D. Dayton (editor)

·      Sand: The Never-Ending Story, Michael Welland

·      Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes, Daina Taimina

·      How to Train Goldfish Using Dolphin Training Techniques

   C. Scott Johnson

·      Castration: The Advantages and the Disadvantages,

   Victor T. Cheney

·      A Stingray Bit My Nipple! True Stories from Real Travelers,

   Erik Torkells