Professor Philip M. Parker [pictured here] has now authored more than 1,050,000 books, according to a report by Caitlan Carroll for the “Marketplace” radio program. This new total should erase most doubts as to whether he is the most prolific author ever. When we reported about Professor Parker in 2008, he was up to only about 85,000 […]
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George Macleod and book dilution
George Macleod (MRCVS, DVSM, Vet.FFHom, according to reports) wrote several books. A web site [from which we reproduce the apparently diluted photo you see here] that sells those books says: George Macleod, a graduate of Glasgow University, is one of the world’s foremost authorities on homoeopathic treatment of animals. He is one of the few veterinary […]
Tom Swift and the blessings of invention
The Tom Swift books introduced young folks to inventions and scientific research. The original series was written in the early 1900s. Later series, featuring the offspring of the original characters, introduced different generations to much later technologies and discoveries. The books were written in a sort of industrial fashion, by the pseudonymous Victor Appleton. (One […]
The bookish flight of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Today’s short movie about Books and What’s In Them is The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore: [vimeo]35404908[/vimeo] Some people seem to have noticed its appeal. (Thanks to investigator Kevin Petrus for bringing this to our attention.) BONUS: Suppose, now just suppose, that you had enough time to read all those books you’re wanting to read. […]