From my Scribd Library - The Book of Bad: Stuff You Should Know Unless You're a Pussy by Christopher Lee Barish

The Book of Bad: Stuff You Should Know Unless You're a Pussy by Christopher Lee Barish

https://www.scribd.com/book/171535088/The-Book-of-Bad-Stuff-You-Should-Know-Unless-You-re-a-Pussy

I really wanted to love this book. I mean the concept is lock-stock-and-barrel in my wheelhouse. The cover and chapter headings promise oodles of taboo and forbidden knowledge, kind of like Bill Poundstone and/or Cecil Adams for the outlaw set. So I settled in and found an amusing, fast read. Which is exactly the problem.

The entries lack depth and insight. A book that advertises "inside information" should be packed with interviews or articles written by experts who have actually performed the disreputable and nefarious activities discussed. Alas, the author only feeds us some tantalizing tidbits and rollicking anecdotes.

I'm keeping TBoBS in my reference and crime library more as a nod to its high concept than its actual content. For anyone looking for similar reference titles involving "secret" information and basic outlawry, please consult my collections, Reference and Crimes, Cons & Scams, on Scribd:

https://www.scribd.com/collections/11873888/Reference

https://www.scribd.com/collections/11872131/Crime-Cons-Scams


MK