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Title:

The enlightened bracketologist : the Final Four of everything / edited by Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir ; designed by Nigel Holmes.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Distributed by Holtzbrinck Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

ca. 102 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Popular culture--United States--20th century--Humor.
Popular culture--United States--20th century--Miscellanea.
United States--Civilization--20th century--Humor.
United States--Civilization--20th century--Miscellanea.

Other Authors:

Reiter, Mark.
Sandomir, Richard.

Contents:

20. Chick flicks / Carrie Gerlach Cecil -- 2. Where were you when moments / Mark Reiter -- 3. Animation characters / Roz Chast -- 4. Ad slogans / Phil Dusenberry -- 5. Alt-country songs / Peter Blackstock and Grant Alden -- 6. American beers / Maureen Ogle -- 7. American plays / Peter Marks -- 8. Bald guys / Richard Sandomir -- 9. Baseball myths / Richard Lally -- 10. Black-and-white TV programs / Robert Thompson -- 11. James Bond gadgets / Lois H. Gresh and Robert Weinberg -- 12. Dodosaurs / Rich Meyerowitz -- 13. Bob Dylan cover songs / Dalton Delan -- 14. Candy bars / Scott Mowbray -- 15. Mondegreens, or misheard lyrics / Mikki Halpin -- 16. Celebrity spots couples / Selena Roberts -- 17. CEOs / John A. Byrne -- 18. Spokescharacters who will shill for food / Stuart Elliott -- 19. Cheese / Max McCalman and David Gibbons -- 20. Chick flicks / Carrie Gerlach Cecil --
40. Golf swing thoughts / Christopher Smith -- 22. Classic comedies / Robert Wuhl -- 23. Conspiracy theories / Kurt Andersen -- 24. Corporate jargon / Stanley Bing -- 25. Dogs for the ages / Claudia Kawczynska and Cameron Woo -- 26. Marital arguments / Phil Lee and Diane Rudolph -- 27. Elmore Leonard novels / Mark Reiter -- 28. Elvis Costello songs / Mark Reiter -- 29. Emoticons / J.D. Biersdorfer -- 30. Endangered species / Christopher L. Jenkins -- 31. Cooking tools / Bill Yosses -- 32. Economic indicators / Tim Harford -- 33. Film deaths / Matthew Shepatin -- 34. Frank Sinatra songs / David McClintick -- 35. Freshwater and saltwater flies / Peter Kaminsky -- 36. Fruit / Neil Amdur -- 37. Game show catchphrases / Ken Jennings -- 38. Sportscaster signature calls / Richard Sandomir -- 39. Memorable speech lines / Jeff Shesol -- 40. Golf swing thoughts / Christopher Smith --
and Pickup lines / LO -- 42. Jock films / Richard Sandomir -- 43. Guilty pleasures / Simon Trewin, Tom Bromley, and Michael Moran -- 44. Guitar solos / Allen St. John -- 45. Hairstyles / Gersh Kuntzman -- 46. Hip / John Leland -- 47. Indie rock albums / John Sellers -- 48. Innovations in sports / James Boice -- 49. Inventions / Adi Ignatius -- 50. Investment strategies / Clark Winter -- 51. Most likely to survive the 21st century / Michael Rogers -- 52. Jew/Not a Jew / Michael Solomon -- 53. Kings and Queens of England / Clive Aslet -- 54. Latin grammar / Henry Beard -- 55. Long songs / Jens Carstensen -- 56. Longevity strategies / David J. Leffell -- 57. Magical sports numbers / Richard Sandomir -- 58. Male vices / John Albert -- 59. Meaningless sports statistics / Allen St. John -- 60. Most Jersey / Tris McCall -- 61. Mythological figures / James C. Hogan -- 62. NASCAR phrases / Jeff MacGregor -- 63. Newspaper headlines / John Walter -- 64. Opera arias (male) / Neil Shicoff -- 65. Paul Simon songs / Luke Dempsey -- 66. Perfect book titles / Robert S. Miller -- 67. Pickup lines / EM and LO --
91. TV one-liners / Michael Davis -- 69. Short books / Sara Nelson -- 70. Plastic surgery disasters / Michael Musto -- 71. Political blunders of the last 50 years / Paul Slansky -- 72. Political hot buttons / Mo Rocca -- 73. Presidential speeches / Curt Smith -- 74. Priceless things / Leila Dunbar -- 75. Rednecks / Allison Glock -- 76. Red wines / Joseph Ward -- 77. Rivalries / Will Blythe -- 78. Samuel L. Jackson films / Rich Staehling -- 79. Scrabble words / Stefan Fatsis -- 80. Sex and the City wisdom / Sherri Rifkin -- 81. Shakespeare in film / Tom Akstens -- 82. Sidekicks / Steven Reddicliffe -- 83. Simple things / Henry Petroski -- 84. Sins against the language / Ben Yagoda -- 85. Sport/Not a sport / Bill Scheft -- 86. Sports books / Dick Friedman -- 87. Sucker bets / Richard Hoffer -- 88. Talk show hosts / Bill Carter -- 89. Tell me again why they're famous / Larry Amoros -- 90. Troll models / Robert Lipsyte -- 91. TV one-liners / Michael Davis --
101. Acknowledgments. Lawrence Goodman -- 93. Underdogs / Mark St. Amant -- 94. Video games / Seth Schiesel -- 95. Wedding gifts / Marcy Blum -- 96. White wines / Joseph Ward -- 97. Women's magazine sex clichés / Stephanie Dolgoff -- 98. Women's undies / Spanky Van Aken -- 99. Your boss's annoying habits / Marshall Goldsmith -- 100. Yiddish phrases / Michael Wex -- 101. Shakespeare insults / Lawrence Goodman -- Coda -- Acknowledgments.

ISBN:

159691310X
9781596913103

OCLC:

(OCoLC)77575095

LCCN:

2007060394

Locations:

NHPD993 -- Belmond Public Library (Belmond)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)