You Might Be A Zombie And Other Bad News: Shocking But Utterly True Facts (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This is an irreverent and frequently obscene look at a series of strangely interesting factoid that contradict or explain factoids that are well known but incomplete or wrong. Top five bad-ass presidents - Jackson because he liked to dual more than he liked to eat. He had 2 bullets in his body from duals he survived while he was president (I knew that one). Roosevelt was shot in the chest and finished a campaign speech (knew that one too). Kennedy was a sex addict... the book goes one covering hundreds of topics. This is like watching an old school comic deliver one liners. The book is organized in topics, but ultimately it's just fact after fact with sarcastic commentary and the occasional expletive.I have read several "Lies My Teacher Told Me" type books. This is not a particularly scholarly tomb, but it was funny and covered some ground I had not covered before. The title is somewhat misleading, there is little to do with zombies, but lots of shocking facts. Enjoy if you are in the mood for a laugh while maybe picking up an odd factoid or two. You Might Be a Zombie and other Bad News. 5 CDs. 6 hrs. unabridged. Tantor Audio. 2014. ISBN 978149500245. $39.99. Hilarious and intriguing, this audiobook will fill in all the gaps in your childhood education that you never knew were missing. Cracked.com compiled the zaniest, most terrifyingly mind blowing lists of bizarre factoids, stories, and history for your listening pleasure. This compilation covers science, pop culture, nature, urban legends, psychology, historical intrigues, and will leave you questioning everything you ever thought you knew. Jellybeans, dolphins, the color blue, IBM, LSD, and poop are just some of the many things you will find yourself learning about. Listeners will become vastly more prepared for obscure Jeopardy questions and bar trivia. Narrator and two time Audie Award winner, Johnny Heller, brilliantly narrates this ridiculously hilarious compilation and clearly has a great time in the process. For fans of trivia, humor, and history. - Erin Cataldi, Johnson County Public Library, Franklin, IN
What do You think about You Might Be A Zombie And Other Bad News: Shocking But Utterly True Facts (2010)?
Funny. Good read with lots of great comments and funny anecdotes.
—eirameleda
Hilarious, entertaining and more than slightly educational.
—3rv1n
Fine as a casual read kills time like the website really
—ratcatcher
A book about a lot of nothing that I already forget.
—miza101
