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Hippo Eats Dwarf - by  Alex Boese (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Hippo Eats Dwarf - by Alex Boese (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Can you grow a bonsai kitten?
  • Author(s): Alex Boese
  • 288 Pages
  • Social Science, Popular Culture

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About the Book



In a world of lip synching, breast implants, and staged reality shows, it's hard to know the real from the fake. Now "hoaxpert" Boese offers the essential field guide to today's "Misinformation Age."



Book Synopsis



Can you grow a bonsai kitten? Should you stock up on dehydrated water? Is it easy to order human-flavored tofu? Or is this all just B.S.?

In a world of lip synching, breast implants, payola punditry, and staged reality shows, it's hard to know the real from the fake. Hippo Eats Dwarf is the essential field guide to today's Misinformation Age. Whether you're deciphering political doublespeak or trying to decide whether to forward that virus warning, hoaxpert Alex Boese provides the guidelines you need. For instance, Reality Rule 6.1: Just because you read it on the Internet doesn't make it true.

With case files, reality checks, definitions, and plenty of doctored photos, Hippo Eats Dwarf is an entertaining guide to life, death, eBay, and everything in between.



From the Back Cover



*HIPPO EATS DWARF!
*Meat harvested from genetically-engineered trees!
*Huge mutant cats roam the land!
*Haunted kitchen appliances auctioned on eBay!
*Cell phones implanted in teeth!
*Interstate 69 renamed the more "moral sounding" Interstate 63!
*Bonsai kittens!
*Human-flavored tofu!
Or is this just all b.s.? Don t be a victim of today s Misinformation Age! Read HIPPO EATS DWARF, the essential field guide to life, death, eBay, and everything in between.
Recognized as a hoaxpert by CNN and the New York Times, among others, ALEX BOESE holds a master's degree in the history of science from the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of The Museum of Hoaxes and the creator and curator of www.museumofhoaxes.com. He lives in San Diego.

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PRAISE FOR THE MUSEUM OF HOAXES


"As entertaining as it is well researched." -ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

"This book is smart, well-written, and a helluva lot of fun." -CULTUREDOSE.COM

Dimensions (Overall): 8.04 Inches (H) x 5.12 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)
Weight: .66 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Popular Culture
Publisher: Mariner Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Alex Boese
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2006
TCIN: 85133749
UPC: 9780156030830
Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-9529
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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