The World's Worst: A Guide to the Most Disgusting, Hideous, Inept, and Dangerous People, Places, and Things on Earth
An exploration of very bad things, from the most disgusting fruit to the worst case of speculative hysteria.
 
Many books are dedicated to the finest things life has to offer. This is all well and good, but the real entertainment is to be found not in the cream of the crop, but at the bottom of the barrel. The World’s Worst is a celebration/indictment of nearly fifty infamous and little-known exemplars of the awful. In thoroughly researched, scathingly funny essays, Mark Frauenfelder avoids the obvious and digs deep to tell the fascinating tales of the worst people, places, and things on Earth for the reader’s amusement and edification. Simply put, The World’s Worst is hilariously unafraid to wallow in the mire. Horrible highlights lowlights include:
 
*Most Unappealing Fetish
*Most Disgusting Coffee Drink
*Most Horrific Self-Help Technique
*Least Adorable Pet
*Saddest Fate for an Island Nation
*Worst Molasses-Related Disaster, and more
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The World's Worst: A Guide to the Most Disgusting, Hideous, Inept, and Dangerous People, Places, and Things on Earth
An exploration of very bad things, from the most disgusting fruit to the worst case of speculative hysteria.
 
Many books are dedicated to the finest things life has to offer. This is all well and good, but the real entertainment is to be found not in the cream of the crop, but at the bottom of the barrel. The World’s Worst is a celebration/indictment of nearly fifty infamous and little-known exemplars of the awful. In thoroughly researched, scathingly funny essays, Mark Frauenfelder avoids the obvious and digs deep to tell the fascinating tales of the worst people, places, and things on Earth for the reader’s amusement and edification. Simply put, The World’s Worst is hilariously unafraid to wallow in the mire. Horrible highlights lowlights include:
 
*Most Unappealing Fetish
*Most Disgusting Coffee Drink
*Most Horrific Self-Help Technique
*Least Adorable Pet
*Saddest Fate for an Island Nation
*Worst Molasses-Related Disaster, and more
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The World's Worst: A Guide to the Most Disgusting, Hideous, Inept, and Dangerous People, Places, and Things on Earth

The World's Worst: A Guide to the Most Disgusting, Hideous, Inept, and Dangerous People, Places, and Things on Earth

by Mark Frauenfelder
The World's Worst: A Guide to the Most Disgusting, Hideous, Inept, and Dangerous People, Places, and Things on Earth

The World's Worst: A Guide to the Most Disgusting, Hideous, Inept, and Dangerous People, Places, and Things on Earth

by Mark Frauenfelder

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An exploration of very bad things, from the most disgusting fruit to the worst case of speculative hysteria.
 
Many books are dedicated to the finest things life has to offer. This is all well and good, but the real entertainment is to be found not in the cream of the crop, but at the bottom of the barrel. The World’s Worst is a celebration/indictment of nearly fifty infamous and little-known exemplars of the awful. In thoroughly researched, scathingly funny essays, Mark Frauenfelder avoids the obvious and digs deep to tell the fascinating tales of the worst people, places, and things on Earth for the reader’s amusement and edification. Simply put, The World’s Worst is hilariously unafraid to wallow in the mire. Horrible highlights lowlights include:
 
*Most Unappealing Fetish
*Most Disgusting Coffee Drink
*Most Horrific Self-Help Technique
*Least Adorable Pet
*Saddest Fate for an Island Nation
*Worst Molasses-Related Disaster, and more

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781452105574
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication date: 03/22/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Mark Frauenfelder is the author and illustrator of Mad Professor and has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, LA Weekly, Wired, and Playboy. Co-founder of the popular bOING bOING weblog, he lives in Southern California.
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