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Bat Boy Lives!: The WEEKLY WORLD NEWS Guide to Politics, Culture, Celebrities, Alien Abductions, and the Mutant Freaks that Shape Our World (Paperback)

by Editors of Weekly World News (Author), David Perel (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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All the news that's not fit to print! Browse through this fascinating compendium of the best of the Weekly World News and you'll never look at the world the same way again.

Admit it. You've sneaked a peek at the supermarket checkout. Where else could you find the scoop on which senators are aliens, or Saddam and Osama's torrid love affair? Serious newshounds know the Weekly World News (which counts over a million beings as readers) broke the story that Elvis still lives, but it also has exclusives on what kind of pizza was served at Jesus' last supper, who's the father of the Loch Ness monster's baby, and (of course) the various escapades of Bat Boy, the half man/half bat found in a West Virginia cave almost 15 years ago. For the dedicated follower of the fantastic, and for the uninitiated too, Bat Boy Lives! contains all these vital dispatches and much more. Because the truth...is in here.

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  • Paperback: 198 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling (October 25, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402728239
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402728235
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #482,183 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, funny stuff, November 1, 2005
Before the Onion, before the SNL news, there was the Weekly World News, which has always had the balls to print the news the so-called establishment won't touch. Alas, the courage and journalistic integrity of the WWN reporters has been criminally underappreciated--until now. BAT BOY LIVES! is a hilarious colllection of the best of more than two decades of WWN articles. Do yourself a huge favor and install one of these books on your coffeetable or in your bathroom immediately--heck, they're cheap, so get two and give the other one to your uncle Milt, who's always seemed a little...not of this world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I didn't know there were so many things I didn't know!, October 27, 2005
It's not just for aliens anymore! What used to be the curriculum of supermarket tabloid shoppers has been transformed into an eye-candied expose of yesterday, today and tomorrow's feature stories. Complete with charts and graphs Tufte would be proud of--and even a sexy fold-out centerfold, Bat Boy Lives! would make anyone's WC *the* place to be for news and views.
--Jeff, filled with odd knowledge in NYC, October 27, 2005
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Guilty, guilty pleasure!, November 7, 2005
By Joyce Awramik (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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The Weekly World News tabloid has long been the standard to which "yellow journalism" should aspire! No glossy color pages, no boring celebrity gossip, just the news of the weird, wacky and wonderful! Alien faces on Mars, the pin-up bimbo of the week on page 3, and the odd ball news report that you just happen to KNOW is true! Not to mention some of the oddest oddball "advice" columnists and psychics........
The Weekly World News is published someplace (not here, Britain?) and the news stories rarely carry a location or a date. BUT you should never let small details like that stand in the way of good solid sensationalistic reporting!
The Weekly World News has been a guilty pleasure of mine for a long time.....now those who are too embarrassed to buy it at the supermarket checkout stand can order a copy of this "BEST OF" book in a plain brown wrapper to be delivered to the privacy of your very own home!
ENJOY!
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5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: Just like a comedy album, this book will get old!
But I still give it five stars. I do so because I'm so happy that the creators of the Weekly World News put this book out, otherwise, I'd feel like a loser trying to colelct as... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Zelie Nic

4.0 out of 5 stars If you have seen Men in Black . . .
. . . then you understand why this coffee-table size book is a must have for your reference library, especially since the Weekly World News recently quit publishing. Read more
Published 21 months ago by C. J. Leach

5.0 out of 5 stars So funny
My dad loved this book...he used to collect the newspapers to get his students interested in reading something...anything!
Published 22 months ago by G. Geiger

5.0 out of 5 stars set your faces to stun
This and the Holy Bible are the only two books you need.

I continue to be baffled why folks believe The New York Times but not the Weekly World News. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Bachelier

5.0 out of 5 stars Weekly Word News Lives on in this WONDERFUL book.
Heard the Weekly World News isn't going to be publishing it's funny newspaper anymore. Was so sorry to hear this. Read more
Published 23 months ago by FunnyBaldMan

5.0 out of 5 stars A zany presentation
It's hard to easily categorize BAT BOY LIVES!: it's a humor title which also is based on the Weekly World News gossip publication's impossible, sensationalist headlines - and it... Read more
Published on January 6, 2007 by Midwest Book Review

4.0 out of 5 stars More than just Bat Boy
This tabletop book is 6 chapter of "Best of" the WWN. While some of my all time favorates are there, some importiant "News" articles are missing. Read more
Published on October 15, 2006 by C. S. Kaufman

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Fun
If you love "the news", you'll love this book. It's a great collection of recent top stories. The continued coverage of Bat Boy is great.
Published on January 30, 2006 by J. Zeigler

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
It was a request,& it did not disapoint. Very funny
Published on January 14, 2006 by Helene E. Dechiara

3.0 out of 5 stars I like "Rabid Nun Infects Entire Convent" better.
It's by a guy who wrote stories from an even more over-the-top tabloid, the Sun. It just came out a few days ago.
Published on November 29, 2005 by James G. Davis

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