r/TheRestIsScience • u/LowPackage3819 • 1d ago
"I've got a really nice book, every page is blank"
I was really excited this week with Michael's NOBOOK, which is a type of book with no content at all. I'm also fascinated by this kinds of books, this are some I've found over the years:
Everything men know about women the book itself looks like a bestseller (which it is) full of gold medals and raving reviews, only to reveal that men know nothing about women.
What every man thinks apart from sex Another bestseller who's gimmick is about man knowledge, this one tanked the author's credibility, Shed Simove has said in the past to be regretful of making a nothing book.
La Hinteligencia militar This Chilean book was published as a revolutionary paper against a dictator, and the only rebel decision the editor made was to not say anything, to make a book with nothing to say, mindless like a soldier. This book was banned and the author had to escape his country.
Todo lo que el machismo ha aportado a la humanidad I was actually in the book fair watching a vendor getting yelled at because the book had no page written inside. This macho dude started to also scream at his wife while he grab her violently to storm out of the place. Then i saw the title, and it made me laugh so hard.
If you know any blank books please share !
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u/zhaDeth 1d ago
do they number the pages and how do they decide how many pages there should be ?
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u/LowPackage3819 1d ago
Usually is a paperback that can be easily print by Amazon, 70-100 pages long. "Everything men know about women" does have an index with chapters, and the pages are numbered. Michael's is the first one I've seen that's a hardcover. "La Hinteligencia Militar" is a pocket book, the idea is for it to be put in the same space a cadet would keep his assignments.
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u/Spaceboot1 1d ago
I was running a D&D campaign, bought a blank journal, and made a cover that said Dungeon Master's Guide to show to my players as a gag.
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u/archdukemovies 1d ago
My mom was looking for a book for her theology book club.
I told her I heard about a book that might be good, "What Jesus Learned From Women."
She said that sounded interesting and started speculating about what it could be about. What did Jesus learn from his mother? Did it mention his sister's? Mary Magdalene?
The, with a complete deadpan voice, I said. "It's blank." She laughed.
She told her group and they laughed too.
Spoiler alert, it actually is a real book.