The Man Who Tried to Clone Himself (Paperback)

by Marc Abrahams (Author) "Lal Bihari, of Uttar Pradesh, India, for a triple accomplishment: First, for leading an active life even though he has been declared legally dead; Second,..." (more)
Key Phrases: foot malodor, scrotal asymmetry, homosexual necrophilia, Ron Hubbard, Lai Bihari, Murphy's Law (more...)

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So funny you couldn’t make it up. -- The Washington Post

[Abrahams] has found the formula for zany braininess. He and his Igs are ready for prime time. -- The Wall Street Journal

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So funny you couldn’t make it up. (The Washington Post) [Abrahams] has found the formula for zany braininess. He and his Igs are ready for prime time. (The Wall Street Journal)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Plume (September 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452287723
• ISBN-13: 978-0452287723
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,446,235 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but don't make the same mistake I did, June 14, 2007

By	Alex Boese (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love the Ig Nobel Prizes, so when I saw there was what appeared to be a new book by Marc Abrahams, I immediately bought it. I got it in the mail and started reading, but I soon realized, "This all sounds very familiar." Yup. Sure enough. I had already read the book, because the book is, in fact, a retitled version of The Ig Nobel Prizes 2, which I already owned. If you examine the cover image closely, you'll see in fine print at the bottom a small notice stating that it was previously published as The Ig Nobel Prizes 2, but I didn't bother to look that closely at the cover image. Yeah, I should have examined the book more closely, but in my defense Amazon doesn't offer much warning to prevent people from making this mistake. (And I see from Amazon's own links that people who buy this book also often buy the Ig Nobel Prizes 2, so I'm guessing other people have done the same thing I did.)