36 Real Page-Turning Tidbits About Books, Poetry and Other Written Works

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LeBron James’ Children’s Book

Children's books written by celebrities LEBRON JAMES I PROMISE Business by NINA MATA New You I Promise by LeBron James The basketball superstar wrote a book asking kids to make promises to themselves today that could lead to success when they grow up, such as staying in school, trying their best in everything, and making a better Space Jam. CRACKED.COM

Marc Maron’s Memoir

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM MARC MARON WROTE A MEMOIR CALLED ATTEMPTING NORMAL. According to the publisher, the book is Marc Maron's journey through the wilderness of his own mind, a collection of explosively, painfully, addictively funny stories.

Patton Oswalt’s Book About Movie Addiction

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM PATTON OSWALT IS APPARENTLY ADDICTED TO MOVIES, AND WROTE A BOOK ABOUTTHAT. It's named, Silver Screen Fiend, and according to the description, it's about how silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notions of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships.

Aziz Ansari’s Modern Romance

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM AZIZ ANSARI CO-AUTHORED A SURPRISINGLY SERIOUS BOOK ABOUT LOVE. Titled Modern Romance, he teamed up with sociologist Eric Klinenberg to write it -- and it's full of charts, focus group data, and the like.

The Wizard of Oz

WIZARD OF oz THE OZ BOOKS READ AS IF THEY WERE CREATED TO MAKE PETA MAD. The Wicked Witch sends 40 wolves after the Tin Man, and he cuts them down with an ахе, wolf by wolf, until they lie in a heap in front of him. And the Scarecrow kills 40 crows, twisting each one's neck (the book makes sure to mention that detail). CRACKED.COM

Stardust

STARDUST THE STARDUST NOVEL INCLUDES UNICORN MUTILATION SCENES. In the movie, a unicorn shows up to save Tristan and Yvaine from the witch Lamia, then disappears. In the book, Lamia kills the unicorn, then reanimates its corpse and makes it walk around, and then hacks its head off. It's all described in uncomfortable detail, too. CRACKED.COM

Up in the Air

THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE NOVEL UP IN THE AIR IS A NOBLE, TRAGIC FIGURE. In the movie, Ryan Bingham is a lonely consultant with a life that's all about racking up frequent flier miles just for the hell of it. In the book, we find out at the end that he's dying of cancer and plans to donate his miles to children's hospitals. CRACKED.COM

Cheaper By the Dozen

I CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN THE CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN BOOK IS REALLY ABOUT NIGHTMARE PARENTING. In the 1948 autobiography that inspired the wacky 2003 Steve Martin comedy, the co-writers talk about their dad using factory management techniques in parenting. This included removing four of his kids' tonsils at home, on a makeshift assembly line. CRACKED.COM

The Starlight Barking

CRACKED.COM P 101 DALMATIANS HAS A SEQUEL ABOUT A DOG RAPTURE. In The Starlight Barking, written by the same author as the original book, all dogs gain the ability to levitate and telepathically talk, as Sirius the Dog Star tries to save them from nuclear war. Also, there's a subplot about a cat trying to murder Cruella de Vil.

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The Cat Who Authored An Academic Paper

A cat was named co-author in a physicist's paper in 1975 because of a grammar typo. CRACKED.COM Jack H. Hetherington made his cat named F.D.C. Wil- lard the co-author of a ра- per because he'd acciden- tally written We instead of I throughout the ра- per and didn't feel like changing it.

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Trump’s Erotic Thriller

WHERE EVERYONE HAS A SECRET TRUMP TOWER A NOVEL DONALD J. TRUMP WITH JEFFREY ROBINSON Donald Trump wrote an erotic thriller. Crediting him as the author wasn't exactly truthful, but his fingerprints are still all over the book. The by-product of his attempt to create a soap opera, 2012's Trump Tower narrates the, um, sexy goings-on between (buxom) women and (rich) men happening in Trump's domain. CRACKED.COM

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

Hints proceeding unfortunate events. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Book THE leacher the Wide Window CRACKED.COM In Lemony Snicket's 13 part series of children's novels, A Series of Unfortunate Events, there are full-page illustrations at the end of each book that contain clues to the next installment. For instance, the last illustration in The Reptile Room features a man wearing a shirt that reads Lachrymose Leeches, which make their slimy debut in the next book, The Wide Window.

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The Devil All the Time

THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME The author of the novel is the voice of the narrator, named Creator. CRACKED.COM

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Jaws

Jaws CRACKED COM This was actually somewhat of a remake. Peter Benchley, author of the bestselling novel that Jaws was based on, pretty much his angry shark a origin story. That book was made was into a TV movie called Creature.

Anne Parrish

In the 1920s, American writer Anne Parrish found one of her childhood favorites, Jack Frost and Other Stories, while browsing book stalls in Paris. It

Harry Potter

Emma Watson frantically called J.K. Rowling on the phone before her audition. The author of the Harry Potter book series had always pictured Hermione

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