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Nathan Belofsky

The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities: Pizza Police, Illicit Fishbowls, and Other Anomalies of the Law That Make Us All Unsuspecting Criminals Paperback – August 3, 2010

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You're probably breaking the law right now-and don't even know it.

Did you know...

? Naples, Italy, enforces laws for what constitutes real pizza, and "pizza police" visit restaurants to crack down on unlawful pies?
? In West Virginia it is a crime to display or possess a red or black flag?
? It is illegal to sell stuffed articles depicting female breasts within a thousand feet of any county highway in California?
? Spherical fishbowls have been banned in Rome since 2004?

There are hundreds of bizarre laws that we could be breaking at any moment. What exactly are we doing that we shouldn't be doing, and what happens if we get caught? In this engaging and insightful collection, Nathan Belofsky takes us on a journey of eclectic, unexpected, and bizarre laws from around the world.

Written by a practicing lawyer with an eye for his profession's most unusual quirks, The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities offers a delightful look at the legal system's peculiarities through the ages. From laws that crack down on how we eat, look, and have sex, to real legal battles involving litigious chimpanzees, you'll start wondering whether you're really the law-abiding citizen you claim to be.

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August 3, 2010
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0399535950
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Nathan Belofsky is the author of The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities, which has been featured in The New Yorker and on Salon. He lives in Manhattan.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ TarcherPerigee; 1st edition (August 3, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399535950
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399535956
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.67 x 8 inches

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Eve C. Brook

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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2011

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There are reasons laws are made and sometimes they seem funnier than sensible. My clients and I have fun reading and discussing the laws and their intent. It takes the bite out of hardcore behavioral therapy, and my clients can usually get through another day without poor behaviors. I recommend this text as I've been able to add another creative bend to counseling.

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C. S. Garcia

New glimses of strange laws and legal oddities

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2013

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Bought this on Amazon.com. As an attorney, had read other books about odd laws, etc., so took a look at this book as well. Adds a whole new slew of different laws and odd legal behaviors to the mix. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Hope you do, too.

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2018

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The book is just as it is described

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2013

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It's got a lot of interesting facts but isn't well organized and is a very stop/start read. If you want a good book to read a few pages here and then, but not sit and read through, then its great.

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2016

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Neat info

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S. Winn

Strange and Curious legal oddities

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2012

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A book filled with fun and facinating stories / facts that makes light reading. Makes you wonder what happened to create the need to make some of these in the first place.

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Kathleen B. Olivera

We are all guilty of some crime according to this book....hahaha

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2013

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I got this as a bathroom read for my dad. He loves all of the quirky facts and strange laws that make us all criminals.

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Tiki

I have kids who like to look up dumb or strange laws like "it's ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2014

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This is not what I had hoped. I have kids who like to look up dumb or strange laws like "it's illegal to sing in a public pool in Florida". Maybe I should have known by the title "legal oddities"?

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