The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia Of Existing Information Paperback
by The Onion (Author)
A devastatingly important encyclopedia from America's Finest News Source that contains the sum total of mankind's knowledge.
Are you tired of stumbling around blindly, in an ignorant haze, perplexed by the world around you? What if there was a book that could make sense of your ultimately meaningless existence? Fortunately, The Onion, bastion of unbiased, reliable, and definitive news, has produced just such a book: an encyclopedia containing all of mankind's known knowledge.
And now, in a remarkably innovative tactic bound to send shockwaves through the entire publishing industry, THE ONION BOOK OF KNOWN KNOWLEDGE is now available in a cheaper-yes, cheaper-paperback edition. Thousands of brilliant and essential text entries, colorful graphics, illustrations, and diagrams can now be yours for but a beggar's pittance. And is that not a small price to for eternal wisdom?
Not at all for the thin skinned...., November 21, 2012
By William E. Liberatore
This review is from: The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia Of Existing Information (Hardcover)
Wow... The Onion... as usual... leaves no group untouched. If you are easily offended you will NOT be happy with this book! However, if you can see this book for what it is... humor (and a great deal of it very off-color)... you will love it. If you are familiar with the Onion online, then you'll know exactly what to expect. If you buy it, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, but be warned... there are no taboos in terms of this book. Thanks for taking the time to read my review.
Initial post: Jan 9, 2013 12:11:50 PM PST
James W. Susky says:
In November 2012 The Onion got People's Daily Online (a Chinese news outlet) to "pick up" its feature on Kim Jong Un - the "sexiest man alive for 2012" - complete with 55 photographs of that sexy beast.
Brilliant
I'll offer a warning, though. Amazon has kindly offered twenty-odd pages from the beginning of this book. I find the humor a little too broad to pay Amazon's asking price.
Your mileage may vary (etc.)
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