The Book of Spam: A Most Glorious and Definitive Compendium of the World's Favorite Canned Meat (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Dustin Black (Author)
Key Phrases: Jay Hormel, Monty Python, United States (more...)

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Product Description

What luncheon meat is found in over forty-five countries, available in ninety-nine percent of supemarkets and corner shops, and sells nearly eighty million pounds every year? It's SPAM. From the 20,000-member SPAM Fan Club to Monty Python's Broadway sensation SPAMalot, after seventy years of canned-meat greatness, SPAM has become a pop-culture sensation with a devout following, and The Book of Spam is its Bible. What's in it? People have been asking that question since 1937. Written and beautifully packaged by Dan Armstrong and Dustin Black, the creative team behind recent SPAM advertising, The Book of Spam is a lavishly illustrated love affair with America's favourite miracle meat. Just in time for SPAM's spectacular 70th anniversary, The Book of Spam celebrates everything SPAM, offering SPAM fans a behind-the-scenes tell-all with the inside scoop on the wide world of SPAM: its role in history, advertising, art, fashion, the food industry, global unification, and much more. SPAM's reach has truly spanned the globe - across time and across many cultures. Filled with full colour vintage advertisements, astonishing trivia, and retro recipes for everything from SPAM Upside-Down Pie to Baked Bean SPAMwiches, The Book of SPAM finally gives SPAM the full attention it deserves. SPAM fanatics, pop-culture aficionados, history buffs, and lovers of authentic Americana will flip for The Book of SPAM. It's nothing less than SPAM-tastic.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Atria; 1st Atria Books Hardcover Ed edition (August 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743291921
• ISBN-13: 978-0743291927
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #251,639 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SPAMTASTIC!, September 19, 2007

By	Bookster - See all my reviews

The Book of Spam is everything I could have hoped for...it's funny, informative, and beautifully designed. I have it out on my coffee table, and all my guests get a big kick out of it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have some Spam with your coffee!, October 3, 2007

By	Heartfelt Fan (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

Every page of this book is hilarious! I was also pleasantly surprised by the fun and witty historical account of Spam and canned foods in general. Very funny stuff.
Your friends will dig it at your next cocktail party. mmmm...Spam.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very entertaining, October 17, 2007

By	denise "Not sugar coated" (Holdrege NE) - See all my reviews

This book is a must have for christmas. Its for the person "who has everything and you don't know what to get them. Great illustrations. Easy to read. Informative also. We put one in our customer lounge and people really enjoy paging through it. I would get one for every person on your wish list. Funny, clean, entertaining.