Weird Christmas: A Collection of Curious and Crazy Customs and Coincidences Concerning Christmas

Author(s): Joey Green

Humour

Weird Christmas compiles the mishaps, the mayhem, the hideous sweaters and inedible fruitcakes, the momentous births and untimely deaths and the crimes and catastrophes that have taken place on Christmas.; Where else would you learn that Werner Erhard sent out 62,824 personal greetings cards? Or that 5,000 people dressed as Santa Claus descended on the town of Porto, Portugal to break a world record?; Chapters detail all things weird, from tradition to trees, festivities to tidings.; The quirky design is illustrated by the Tim Burton-esque artworks of Lisa K Weber.


Product Information

Festive trivia from best-selling author of the arcane, Joey Green, who has been called "a connoisseur of unconventionality."; Priced and sized to fit perfectly in a stocking.; The perfect gift for the Christmas-obsessed.

Joey Green is the author of more than 40 books, including How They Met, Cleaning Magic, Amazing Pet Cures and The Mad Scientist Handbook.

General Fields

  • : 9781579129248
  • : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
  • : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
  • : 0.34
  • : 01 September 2012
  • : 178mm X 178mm X 18mm
  • : United States
  • : 01 December 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Joey Green
  • : Joey Green
  • : col. Illustrations
  • : col. Illustrations
  • : 208
  • : 208
  • : 394.2663
  • : 394.2663
  • : 1
  • : 1
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback