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[edit] Currently discovered descriptions of Books

  • The book is a comical story about a bombardier during WWII.
  • The book is about a young girl who lives in a valley that is untouched by the nuclear holocaust around it.
  • A dictionary. You just read a freakin' *dictionary.* Are you mad?
  • The book goes on and on about about great seafood. It includes recipes.
  • The book interweaves the work of a famous mathematician, a famous artist and a famous musician. It is too long.
  • The book is a book of spells! Wait, no... it's a book of spells for a tabletop fantasy roleplaying game.
  • The book is a boring but informative pharmacology reference manual.
  • The book is a boring discussion about game design.
  • The book is a care and feeding manual for hamsters.
  • The book is a celebration of tropical and tiki drinks, with recipes.
  • The book is a cheap, but engaging, swords-and-sorcery fantasy.
  • The book is a children's story with brightly drawn animals talking to each other.
  • The book is a classical swashbuckling tale involving treachery and honor.
  • The book is a classical work about a man wrongfully imprisoned.
  • The book is a collection of 100 tales told by some people avoiding the Black Plague by going to a house in the country. Some of the stories are bawdy.
  • The book is a collection of essays about race relations in the United States.
  • The book is a collection of fake introductions to impossible texts. You read the introduction.
  • The book is a collection of inspirational quotes for sports coaches.
  • The book is a collection of medieval tales regarding a German jester.
  • The book is a collection of quilting patterns and construction tips.
  • The book is a comical futurist fantasy about a tradition-loving suburban community at war with its modernizing neighbors. It kindles in you a profound love of heroism.
  • The book is a coming-of-age memoir written by an aging celebrity.
  • The book is a compilation of lenghty articles examining the liability of something called the "gender studies"'s approach to art history. It is mostly self-indulged brainfarting in the disguise of academic discussions.
  • The book is a discussion about miltary tactics in desert warfare.
  • The book is a draft copy of a fantasy novel which was never published. One of the chapters seems to have been generated by a computer.
  • The book is a dry but informative discussion about nuclear chemistry.
  • The book is a dry text about the advantages of object-oriented programming in an out-dated computer language.
  • The book is a dull and dusty understanding of history written from an out-moded perspective on civil rights.
  • The book is a generic fantasy novel, only noteworthy because of the frequent use of nauseatingly bad puns.
  • The book is a generic murder mystery. Several pages have been dog-eared.
  • The book is a generously detailed medical text.
  • The book is a glossy hardcover collection of flower arrangements.
  • The book is a good layman's understanding of architecture.
  • The book is a graphic novel, but the language is indecipherable.
  • The book is a graphic-novel format collection of comic book stories. It is an entertaining read.
  • The book is a guide to discount travel in Costa Rica. It is several years old.
  • The book is a guide to managing and directing a large group of followers.
  • The book is a horrible novel about vampires in the modern world. It is an assault on the English language and the author deserves to be burned.
  • The book is a horribly written and revisionist look at race-riots of the modern era.
  • The book is a how-to manual for constructing your own telescope.
  • The book is a how-to on planning an outdoor wedding.
  • The book is a load of clap-trap pseudo-science masquerading as a monumental work about religious history and conspiracies.
  • The book is a long, drawn out love story involving a pirate and the daughter of a bounty hunter. It is easily over a thousand pages long, but you give up on it after a few chapters.
  • The book is a long out-dated mail-order catalog for a popular department store chain. Someone has dog-eared the 'toys' section.
  • The book is a manual for an electric typewriter.
  • The book is a manuscript written in 15th century English. It is an instructional text, with a poem in its third section, which details the use of bastard swords, or the longsword.
  • The book is a meandering biography about a famous rock musician who killed himself with a shotgun.
  • The book is a moderate view of Eastern politics.
  • The book is a non-partisan examination of various religions and their impact on society.
  • The book is a novel that explores the depth of the human condition without ever explaining what the phrase "depth of the human condition" means. In other words, it's complete gibberish.
  • The book is a page-turning eco-thriller about hunting terrorists in rain forests.
  • The book is a painfully obvious plaigarization of a more popular novel.
  • The book is a photo-essay involving bridges throughout the world.
  • The book is a poorly written adaptation of a moderately successful movie which itself was adapted from a well-written book. This is not the well-written version.
  • The book is a poorly written treatise on porpoise migration.
  • The book is a poorly-written fantasy novel that attempts (and fails) to steal from better works.
  • The book is a poorly written novel that does not even try to disguise the fact that it is really religous propaganda.
  • The book is a poorly-written romance novel. It has obviously been ghost-written.
  • The book is a poorly-written science-fiction novel set in a copyright universe obviously intended as a promotion for a line of toys.
  • The book is a reference manual for tuning enterprise-grade database systems.
  • The book is a sad tale of a girl who finds a dead bird.
  • The book is a scathing satire of fascist politics masquerading as a bizarre science-fiction novel.
  • The book is a scathing satire of the world of art criticism that uses cats as a metaphor.
  • The book is a scientific primer about particle physics. It was a difficult read, but worth it.
  • The book is a self-help book with lots of re-affirming messages, but no real insights.
  • The book is a self-help manual about weightlifting and bodybuiding written by a famous actor.
  • The book is a solid foundation for understanding primate psychology.
  • The book is a solid history of fingerprint technology in forensics.
  • The book is a story about a poor slob who mysteriously turns into a cockroach and is hated by his family.
  • The book is a strategy guide for a video game everyone forgot about three years ago.
  • The book is a suprisingly moderate take on religious conflict in the Middle Ages.
  • The book is a surreal adventure about a business consultant who possesses a near-supernatural ability to think with two sides of his brain at once. He is dying of a brain tumor.
  • The book is a syrupy self-help guide for anger management.
  • The book is a technology journal which has articles and analysis about various new products on the market or in development. The two products it predicted would revolutionize the industry the most never made it to market.
  • The book is a text about chemical compounds used in modern plastics manufacturing.
  • The book is a text on the proper elements of style in the English language.
  • The book is a thriller involving the hunt for a serial killer through London during the late 1800s.
  • The book is a translated foreign novel that examines what happens to people when you remove the limitations and rules placed on them by society.
  • The book is a trashy romance novel. The ending was totally unbelievable - no woman would allow a man to treat her that way and then go back to him.
  • The book is a trendy diet plan. There is a smiling celebrity on the cover.
  • The book is a well-written examination into the relationships between various religious sects.
  • The book is a well-written graphic novel that addresses fascism by authority figures using super-powered characters as a metaphor.
  • The book is a well-written history of the production of steel in the heartland.
  • The book is a well-written murder mystery. You could not figure out who the killer was until then end - when everything made perfect sense.
  • The book is a well-written science fiction epic that does NOT involve lasers.
  • The book is a well-written text on non-Euclidean geometry. You have a slight headache after reading it.
  • The book is about a man who is thrown back in time, and who must avoid changing history too drastically if he wishes to return to his family. However he finds himself torn between doing the right thing and acting to preserve history.
  • The book is about a suicide cult in Japan.
  • The book is about a troublesome Polish dwarf.
  • The book is about a young boy who refuses to participate in his school fundraising activity, and gets beaten up because of it.
  • The book is about a woman who has lived in eternal youth for thousands of years. She mistakes a man for her old lover, whose corpse she kept perfectly preserved.
  • The book is about conspiracy theories and the Knights Templar. It seems like a familiar concept, but the execution is better than you expected.
  • The book is about gourmet cheeses and how to serve them.
  • The book is about the modern Russian psyche, thinly veiled beneath the relations of three brothers.
  • The book is about two minor characters in a famous play who sit around and have meaningless conversations in between their dialogue in the play.
  • The book is an adaptation of a recently-released movie.
  • The book is an algebra review. Attached is a CD that has never been opened.
  • The book is an artistic look at bookbinding.
  • The book is an encyclopedia volume, [a random letter of the alphabet].
  • The book is an examination into the minimalist art movement.
  • The book is an illustrated guide to horse tack.
  • The book is an incindiary viewpoint about the rights of coal miners and unions in general.
  • The book is an instruction manual for a late-model automobile.
  • The book is an interesting examination into the history of tobacco use cigar manufacture.
  • The book is child's pop-up book that details the adventures of a lion cub and his friends.
  • The book is intended for those wanting to be high-level business executives.
  • The book is romantic novel about people who met at a saloon. There are some steamy chapters.
  • The book is the autobiography of a Lt. General who lived through a famous genocide.
  • The book is the instruction manual for constructing a cabinet, with the last three pages taken up by advertisements for other products by the company.
  • The book is the last in a long-running series of fantasy novels written by a popular horror author. While well-written, the ending is rather cheap and obvious, unworthy of the rest of the series.
  • The book is the memoir of a movie star somewhat past his prime.
  • The book is the memoirs of someone who claims to be famous, but you've never heard of them.
  • The book is the second in a series of science-fiction books about a family who possess psychic powers. It drags through the last half.
  • The book is the third in a series of books chronicalling the adventures of a young boy as he learns about wizardy.
  • The book recounts the somewhat unintelligible life story of a man who liked bread, wine, and costly perfumes, and who also had a penchant for masochism.
  • The book uses the story of an alien first contact as a parallel of Cold War era international politics. It also gradually reveals a chilling aspect of a truly alien culture.
  • This is a book about a drug dealer who sells a product that erases people's memories and has many cheap, affectionless affairs as he travels around.
  • This is a book with many torn pages. It seems to be an instruction manual for the VCR.
  • This is a book with no text in it. All the pages are blank.
  • This is a guide to surviving in a dangerous and deadly world. It is written in Spanish.
  • This is a heavily water-damaged text. From what you can make out, it seems to be a guide to the operation of a type of oil rig.
  • This is a recount of a former politician's career written by his wife. There's a whole chapter dedicated to the man's nationally broadcasted shaming on his spelling of the word 'potato'.
  • This is an....uh...'interesting' magazine which you're reading *only* for the articles, honest.
  • Whoah. The author *really* had problems with his mother. You can't finish this.
  • The book is a fiery criticism of the state of the American school system.
  • The book is an essay examining the relationship between the twin figures of 'eros' and 'thanatos' in ancient Greece.
  • The book tells the story of a piece of beast skin which has the magical ability to realise its owner's every wish. There is a catch.
  • The book is a science-fiction novel describing the exploits of a starship commander. Upon examination it is clear that it is shamelessly analogous to a well-known historical war.
  • This is a science-fiction book about an invasion of Earth by centaurlike aliens. It's quite good.
  • The book is an analysis of architecture from the gothic period, focusing mostly on European gothic cathedrals.
  • The book is about an American paedophile. It is beguilingly disturbing.
  • This is a autobiography about a creator of a popular online game.
  • The book is a detailed interpretation of an English treatise which details in the principles and grounds of English swordmanship.
  • The book is about maths, music and how both can be expressed with glass beads.
  • The book is a series of logical propositions written by a soldier on leave.
  • The book is a story set in the 1930's, and describes the lives of two vastly different men who become friends. The ending is depressing.
  • The book is a litany of nonsensical phrases - purportedly about objects, food, and rooms - strung together.
  • The book is the text of an Elizabethan play about a shipwrecked sorcerer.
  • The book is a cookbook entitled "101 Ways To Cook Duck."
  • The book is written in what appears to be chinese characters. You have no idea what it is about but it has some pretty drawings.
  • The book is a phone directory for the greater Saint Germaine metropolitan area. It was a difficult read.
  • This is a collection of law cases dealing with breaches of civil rights.
  • The book is a series of mediocre poems by a dead rap artist.
  • The book holds together a collection of newspapers dating from 1940-1945.
  • The book is a well written novel which has very subtle political undertones.
  • This is a rather gripping story of a socially outcast teenaged girl with mental powers who goes on a rampage after being pushed too far.
  • The book is a translation of an anchient epic poem.
  • The book is a guide to taking care of various pets.
  • The book is a text on the optimisation of search algorithms.
  • The book is a science-fiction novel. It involves a paradox created by time travel.
  • This book is entitled 'NF Stovold's Mornington Crescent: Rules and Origins'. Several pages appear to be missing.
  • The book is a treatise which highlights the flaws of Italian rapier and overviews the basic grounds and principles which the writer believes to be fundamental to English fighting.
  • The book is a treatise written by a 18th century English officer in which he details the use of the Highland basket-hilt.
  • The book is a strategy guide for a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game, and includes a section on courteous interaction with other players.
  • The book is a treatise which details the basic grounds and principles of English fights and gives instructions to the English art of defence.

[edit] Currently discovered descriptions of Holy Books

  • The book is a theoretical discussion about the source of power used by aethersprites.
  • The book is a theoretical discussion about the ethics of utilizing death magicks.
  • The book is an interesting text describing the treatment of various wounds that can be sustained in battle.
  • The book is a set of scrolls that detail weak points in the construction of Stygian Iron Juggernauts.
  • The book is a sheaf of intricate diagrams written on papyrus. It discusses mundane details involved in harvesting grain and strategies for feeding large groups of people.
  • The book is a series of thin sheets of gold upon which are carved several diagrams that describe the layout of the various planes of existence.
  • The book is a collection of angelic poetry. It is starkly beautiful to read and fills you with a deep sadness.
  • The book is an encyclopedia of various Stygian creatures and their taxonomies.
  • The book is bound with thick ivory plaques. It contains the biographical history of several inter-planar battles.
  • The book is a detailed look at the construction of judgemaster automatons.
  • The book is a thick volume that discusses the ethics of war.

[edit] Currently discovered descriptions of Unholy Books

  • The book is the mad ramblings of an insane monk, damned for all eternity.
  • The book is a theoretical discussion about interplanar warfare.
  • The book is warm to the touch - almost as if it were alive. It seem to squirm beneath your fingers. It contains a difficult to follow discussion about mathematics and how it affects interplanar travel.
  • The book concerns itself with the retelling of a dark prophecy that involves Tlacoltl, the Elder Power devoted to violence.
  • The book is an elaborately illustrated discussion about the history of Stygia. It appears to have been bound in human skin.
  • The book is comprised of several engravings that depict a great battle between the forces of Good and Evil.
  • The book is crumbling volume that appears to have been written in blood. It discusses the proper care and feeding of hellhounds.
  • The book is heavy volume with an iron cover and a broken clasp. It appears to be a demonic bible of some sort and describes an alternate history of The Fall.
  • The book is a military journal describing the details of a demonic campaign in Purgatorio.
  • The book is a collection of illuminated manuscripts bound together with clips made of bone. It describes the exploits of a lesser demon prince.
  • The book is a detailed treatise into the anatomy of lesser demonkind.
  • The book is a detailed discussion of the history of the Nightmare Cascade.
  • The book is merely a collection of a few pages of arcane runes cut into human skin. They detail weak points in the ivory plating of judgemasters.
  • The book is a retelling of Nexal history and the position that the demonic powers hold within the ethical mindscape.
  • The book is an encyclopedia of demonkind and their taxonomies. It is filled with crude and obscene woodcuts.
  • The book is a discussion about the summoning of imps, their usage, and the best methods of ensuring their enslavement.
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