When the Lynn Spears (mother of out-of-control popstar Britney Spears and knocked-up teenager Jamie Lynn Spears) revealed she was writing a book on parenting, the irony was lost on no-one.
No kidding. Not even Alanis Morisette could have got this one wrong.
Books are obviously a great way to cash in on yours or someone elses fame but as my English teacher always told me “write what you know”. Sadly when I was 16, I knew very little, and failed English. But at least I knew that I didn’t know anything.
You wouldn’t read Osama Bin Laden’s “International Diplomacy for Dummies”, or thumb the pages of “George W. Bush’s Comprehensive English Grammar Omnibus”. Nor would you, whilst in the waiting room of the gastroenterologist, absent-mindedly flip through Steven Seagal’s “How To Be A Great Actor”. Or maybe you would, just for a laugh before being probed.
Which led us here at GORSKYS.COMedy to investigate other books you should probably avoid.
(Biographical links provided by s9.com - the biographical dictionary)
- "The ‘Tastes Like Chicken’ Cook Book” by Hannibal Lechter with a foreword by Jeffrey Dahmer.
- “A Prequel Too Far” by George Lucas.
- “20 Great Things To Abuse When You’re Drunk” by Mel Gibson.
- “Phone-Kwan-Do – Self Defence for the Telecommunications Age” by Russel Crowe.
- “Underexposed – Bits of Paris Hilton You Haven’t Seen Yet” by Paris Hilton – A photobiography using the latest in internal photography techniques.
- “I Love Lindsay Lohan” by Lindsay Lohan foreword by Lindsay Lohan.
- “The complete atlas of US America and such and other countries such as South Africa and Iraq (with maps and such)” by Lauren Caitlin Upton, Miss Teen South California 2007.
- “How To Spot A Religious Nut” by Tom Cruise.
- “You’re Not Beautiful Unless You Can Count Your Ribs - The Olsen Diet” by Mary-Kate Olsen.
- “Any Publicity is Good Publicity” by Wayne Carey.
- “White Boys Can Rap” by KFed, fore-rap by Vanilla Ice.
- “Knowing when to let go” by John Howard (The sequel to "Knowing When to Say Sorry").
- “Knowing when to shutup” by Peter Costello.
- “DIY Costume Design” by Janet Jackson.
- “I Won’t Stop Until I Own Everything” by Rupert Murdoch.
