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Weird & Weirder: The English Teacher Looks at Some Decidedly Offbeat Books

Our intrepid maverick English Teacher polled friends and colleagues for suggestions of offbeat, strange, or weird non-fiction (?) that might add variety to one's socially distanced reading list. Here are some of the most interesting. Some are well known, some are serious studies of unusual, narrowly focused niches, some are strangely put together, some are wild theories seriously presented, and some....
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The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time (Vankin)
The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
1
Vankin
Apocalypse Then (Bogue)
Apocalypse Then
2
Bogue
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
3
Buffy and the Heroine's Journey (Frankel)
Buffy and the Heroine's Journey
4
Frankel
Buffy Meets the Academy (Durand)
Buffy Meets the Academy
5
Durand
Chariots of the Gods (Erich Von Däniken)
Chariots of the Gods
6
Erich Von Däniken
The Confessions of Aleister Crowley (Aleister Crowley)
The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
7
Aleister Crowley
The Dumbest Generation (Mark Bauerlein)
The Dumbest Generation
8
Mark Bauerlein
Electricity in Gynecology (Cushman Rice)
Electricity in Gynecology
9
Cushman Rice
Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries (Wilson)
Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
10
Wilson
Fart Proudly (Franklin)
Fart Proudly
11
Franklin
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
12
Hunter S. Thompson
The Flying Saucers Have Landed (Adamski)
The Flying Saucers Have Landed
13
Adamski
F*Ck Off, Coronavirus, I'm Coloring (Dare You Stamp Co)
F*Ck Off, Coronavirus, I'm Coloring
14
Dare You Stamp Co
The Geography of Bliss (Eric Weiner)
The Geography of Bliss
15
Eric Weiner
A Green and Paganland (Huckvale)
A Green and Paganland
16
Huckvale
The Green Man (Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling)
The Green Man
17
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
The Hiram Key (Christopher Knight)
The Hiram Key
18
Christopher Knight
Hollywood Babylon
Hollywood Babylon
19
Holy Blood Holy Grail
Holy Blood Holy Grail
20
How to Live With an Idiot (John Hoover)
How to Live With an Idiot
21
John Hoover
How to Live With a Neurotic Dog (Stephen Baker)
How to Live With a Neurotic Dog
22
Stephen Baker
How to Survive a Robot Uprising (Wilson)
How to Survive a Robot Uprising
23
Wilson
I Told You I Was Sick: A Grave Book of Curious Epitaphs (Nigel Rees)
I Told You I Was Sick: A Grave Book of Curious Epitaphs
24
Nigel Rees
Images of Fear (Tropp)
Images of Fear
25
Tropp
In God's Name: (Yallop)
In God's Name:
26
Yallop
Intruders (Hopkins)
Intruders
27
Hopkins
It Came From Horrorwood (Weaver)
It Came From Horrorwood
28
Weaver
Jesus and the Lost Goddess (Timothy Freke)
Jesus and the Lost Goddess
29
Timothy Freke
Keep Watching the Skies! (Warren)
Keep Watching the Skies!
30
Warren
Knowing Fear (Colavito)
Knowing Fear
31
Colavito
The Last Days Are Here Again (Kyle)
The Last Days Are Here Again
32
Kyle
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine (Eric Weiner)
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine
33
Eric Weiner
Meditations From the Breakdown Lane (Shapiro)
Meditations From the Breakdown Lane
34
Shapiro
The Men Who Stare at Goats (Jon Ronson)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
35
Jon Ronson
Missing Time (Hopkins)
Missing Time
36
Hopkins
Monty Python, Shakespeare, and English Renaissance Drama (Larsen)
Monty Python, Shakespeare, and English Renaissance Drama
37
Larsen
Nothing Happened and Then It Did (Jake Silverstein)
Nothing Happened and Then It Did
38
Jake Silverstein
Nuclear War: What's in It for You? (Ground Zero Fund)
Nuclear War: What's in It for You?
39
Ground Zero Fund
The Occult Conspitacy (Howard)
The Occult Conspitacy
40
Howard
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