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Odd Books

A list of eight odd "How-to" books:

How to be Happy Though Married, by "A Graduate in the University of Matrimony"

How to Rob Banks without Violence, by Roderic Knowles

How to Shit in the Woods, by Kathleen Meyer

How to Become a Schizophrenic, by John Modrow

How to Speak with the Dead, by "Sciens"

How to Start Your Own Country, by Erwin Strauss

How to Avoid Huge Ships, by Captain John W. Trimmer

How to be Pretty Though Plain, by Mrs. Humphry

Yeah, it's a slow day here on the blog, but this list is good enough for even a fast-paced day.

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