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The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases (Hardcover)

by Jeff VanderMeer (Author, Editor), Mark Roberts (Author), Tim Lebbon (Author), Alan Moore (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author), China Mieville (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Night Shade Books; 83rd edition (25 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1892389541
  • ISBN-13: 978-1892389541
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.8 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 898,998 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From Delusions of Universal Grandeur to Twentieth Century Chronoshock, this amusing pocket guide to concocted diseases - designed and illustrated by John Coulthart - features an anthology of slightly morbid, darkly humorous ailments and prognosis served up by such renowned luminaries as Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, Gahan Wilson, Brian Stableford, and Michael Bishop.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Is there a doctor in the house?, 8 Feb 2004
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If you allow yourself to be contaminated by the gallows humour at work in the Thackery T. Lambshead Disease Guide, I'm quite sure you'll find it a treasured addition to your library. The writing is often quirky and inventive, and while not all of it is great, the work of such talented people as Stepan Chapman (who writes the best stuff in the Guide), Michael Cisco, Jeff Ford, Shelley Jackson, Michael Moorcock, Alan Moore and Jeffrey Thomas, easily makes up for the few uneven spots the book has.

The Guide is also beautifully produced, with superb design and illustrations by John Coulthart that reflect his obsessive attention to detail. Michael Moorcock's disease entry, set in flawless mock-Victorian style, is perhaps the most striking example.

The Lambshead Disease Guide is a strange and original book that overflows with talent. It's perhaps not for the squeamish, but the humour, though dark, is brave and commendable for it dares to laugh (or at least chuckle) in the face of our own mortality and some of our greatest fears. Can't recommend it enough, definitely one of the best books of 2003.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Stuff, 13 Nov 2005
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What can I say? Fascinating, fantastically put together, and above all - funny. Very very funny.

With tongue planted firmly in cheek, this beautifully illustrated book logs (in glorious detail) all you could ever wish to know about such "ailments" as Inverted Drowning Syndrome, Twentieth Century Chronoshock, Bone Leprosy, and Female Hyper-Orgasmic Epilepsy.

It makes for incredibly more-ish reading material and I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone with a love of intelligent humour.

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