[Editor's Note: Many people from the Giggles list contributed to the following. The American-bashing on that list by the Brits gets pretty annoying at times, but some of these are amusing anyway.]

The Shortest Books Ever Written

1000 Years of German Humor

The Code of Ethics for Lawyers

Italian War Heroes

Who's who in Puerto Rico

Egyptian Battle Tactics

The Jewish Book of Business Ethics

The Australian Book of Foreplay

The Book of Motivated Postal Workers (Canadian edition) (U.S.edition)

The Vatican List of Celibate Priests

Americans' Guide to Etiquette

The World Guide to Good American Beer

Wars Won by America this Century

Royal Family's Guide to Good Marriages

Safe Places to Travel in the USA

Bill Clinton: A Portrait of Integrity

Jerry Garcia's Guide to Beating Drug Addiction

Contraception by Pope John Paul II

Cooking Gourmet Dishes With Tofu

Countries Competing In The World Series

The Englishman's Guide to the Secrets of Romance

In response to that last one, somebody said:

The reason why Americans think that The Englishman's Guide to the Secrets of Romance is a short book is that although it comes in 12 volumes each containing 1500 pages, it does not have any pictures.


From: Scott Corliss

Having lived in the vicinity of many Brits and knowing them well enough to offend them I thought I'd offer a few titles to add to the Shortest Books list......

"English contributions to the culinary world"
"English sports you can understand"
"Expansion of the English Empire since 1775"
"English Battles won in North America"
"Concise Speeches in Parliament"
"English Automobiles that run after the warranty expires"
"Things to do with leftover Haggis" - for the Scots in the crowd
"How to spend a sunny day in England"
"Famous British plays under 4 hours"
"Englishmen who have never been embarrassed"
"Funny English movies that don't star anyone from Monty Python"
"Talkative sober englishmen"
"Sober Irishmen"
"Chunnel successes - or How best to spend 4 Billion Pounds"
"English - French Friendship societies"
"A tourists Guide to the City of Lights Friendliest people"
"Great Ski vacations in Britain"
"Hygiene - the French way"
"Famous British Orthodontists"
"Spacious British hotel rooms"
"How to Pour a generous shot in England"
"British Generals not offended by American Generals"
"English Duchesess who haven't appeared on Page 3 of the Sun"


[Ed. Note: I forget who sent me this, but here's more short books. --TMM]

"A study of Arab Democracies"
"A journey through the mind of Dennis Rodman"
"Career opportunities for History majors"
"Contraception by Pope John Paul II"
"Detroit - A Travel Guide"
"Easy UNIX"
"Tasty bile recipies"
"The Amish phone book"
"Bob Dole - The Wild Years"
"Mike Tyson's guide to Dating Etiquette"


...And yet more!

"Al Gore: The Wild Years"
"Amelia Earhart's Guide to the Pacific Ocean"
"America's Most Popular Lawyers"
"Dr. Kevorkian's Collection of Motivational Speeches"
"Ethiopian Tips on World Dominance"
"Everything Men Know About Women"
"Everything Women Know About Men"
"French Hospitality"
"George Foreman's Big Book of Baby Names"
"How to Sustain a Musical Career by Art Garfunkel"
"The Engineer's Guide to Fashion"


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