Mountain Man Dance Moves - The McSweeney's Book of Lists

Brought to you by McSweeney's, this collection of lists submitted by readers is silly, with undertones of randomness. Especially the unicorn bits.

Adjectives Rarely Used by Wine Tasters

Chunky
Supercharged
Pondy
Wine-a-licious
Alcoholy

Things Going Through Robert Plant's Mind When Jimmy Page Takes a Solo

What is today, Wednesday? It's been... What is it, Tuesday... Monday... I guess it has been a long time since I've rocked and rolled.

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Toilets of the World - Morna Gregory and Sian James

A thoroughly enjoyable photo essay collection of toilets of the world. From a hole in the sand in the middle of a vast desert, a tree marked "p" on a hiking trail, to an ultra-modernist egg shaped pods at a London club, the world takes potty breaks in a remarkable number of ways. And for those of you familiar with the Kohler Art Museum, you may smugly point out toilets you have personally visited... in one way or another.

The Commitment - Dan Savage

The Commitment is a continuation of Savage's life post The Kid. Interwoven with Savage's story of he and his boyfriend Terry's indecision over getting married is the story of Savage's family, gay marriage history and plenty of hilarious anecdotes. However, change the sex of one of the characters and this book would never have been published. Dan and Terry are the quintessential retro- nuclear family. Savage works full time, Terry stays home with their son and does the housework. They want another child and vacation in Michigan with family. I hope, and expect, a reader 20 years from now will be baffled why this book was ever published. Amusing, yes, but really just a book about an average family in America.

A Thief of Time - Tony Hillerman

I recently discovered Hillerman's wonderful writing. This is no great feat. Somehow I managed to be completely unaware of him, despite his 114 titles in the library. Hillerman writes tight, intense murder mysteries set in New Mexico and Arizona. His characters are tribal police and local law enforcement working hundreds of miles of sparsely populated and very inhospitable land. Drawing from an immense amount of knowledge about modern-day Hopi, Navajo, Dinee and other tribal customs, combined with rich details on the Anasazi and other tribes, Hillerman's books are a combination of history, socialolgy and archeology lessons, all wrapped around excellent plots.