Or more . . .
A Handbook on Hanging, Being a short introduction to the fine art of Execution, and containing much useful information on Neck-breaking, Throttling, Strangling, Asphyxiation, Dcapitation and lectrocution; as well as Data and Wrinkles for Hangmen, an account of the late Mr. Berry's method of Killing and his working list of Drops; to which is added a Hangman's Ready Reckoner and certain other items of interest, by Charles Duff, New edition enlarged diligently compared and revised in accordance with the most recent Developments. All Very Proper to be read and Kept in Every Family., by
Charles DuffTHE RAILWAY TRAVELLER'S HANDY BOOK of Hints, Suggestions and Advice BEFORE THE JOURNEY, ON THE JOURNEY and AFTER THE JOURNEY, by
Jack SimmonsThe Real Trial of Oscar Wilde: the First Uncensored Transcript of the Trial of Oscar Wilde vs. John Douglas ( Marquess of Queensberry), 1985, edited by
Merlin HollandIsaac's Torah : concerning the life of Isaac Jacob Blumenfeld through two world wars, three concentration camps and five motherlands, by
Angel WagensteinTwenty-fifth anniversary, eleventh of November, memorial edition : souvenir edition of the famous speeches of our martyrs, delivered in court when asked if they had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed on them, October 7, 8, and 9, 1886 : November 11, 1887-1912 by (1912)How Late It Was, How Late
Why the Tree Loves the Axe
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sydney
Street of the Five Moons by Elizabeth Peters
Clearly Crafty Five Minute Mysteres by Ken Weber
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Five Consversations You Must Have With Your Daughter by Vicki Courtney
Very clever, arrr.
#10 Thanks! I got carried away!
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard by Baroness Orczy
Angela Heterodyne and the Airship City by Phil & Kaja Foglio
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House by Harry Allard
The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry
and finally, one I read in high school:
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of The Marquis de Sade (aka "Marat-Sade") by Peter Weiss (this touchstone totally worked before but doesn't now; go figure)
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The Wheel of a Fast Car by W. E. Butterworth
Susan and Her Classic Convertible by W. E. Butterworth
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konisburg
Then Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume
A Five Color Buick and a Blue-eyed Cat by Phyllis Wood
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian: A Novel
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The instructions read: List five books with five or more words in them.
Forgive me, but don't nearly all book have five or more words in them????
"....donʻt nearly all books have 5 or more
words in them?" (#24)
L O L. (It means "in their titles", of course.)
And how is "in their titles" expressed? To use a very convenient word here, I would say "it is UNDERSTOOD."
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