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The Best of Soul Train
DVD ($39.98)
Groove to 50 musical moments from TV’s classic soul showcase, the launching pad for countless R&B acts from 1970 to 2006. In addition to bringing you performances by The Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Steve Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone and many others, this 3-DVD collection also lets you re-live the outrageous fashions, get-down dances and vintage TV commercials for the show’s long-time sponsors, Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen. Lace up those boogie shoes and hop aboard the one and only S-o-o-o-o-oul Train!
—Neil Pond, American Profile
Creepiosity
By David Bickel
Softcover, 192 pages ($12.99)
Bickel, a comedy writer for TV’s “King of Queens,” definitely hits the funny bone with this cheeky collection of “unintentionally creepy” everyday things. In a format that reads like a comedy routine set to a slide show, he riffs on hairless cats, squirrels that look at you just a little too long, grown men in Boy Scouts uniforms, Styrofoam wig holders, and dozens of other hilarious uneasiness triggers. You may not always agree, but you will most certainly laugh!
—Neil Pond, American Profile
Crazy Laws & Lawsuits
By Robert Allen
Softcover, 224 pages ($9.95)
The courtroom has always seen its share of craziness, but this roundup of weird, wacky and what-in-the-world-were-they-thinking lawsuits puts a whole new shine on silly. Three of my favorites: The criminal who sued himself for getting caught, the attorney who wanted to hang up the phone company for listing her practice under the heading of “Reptiles,” and the man who tried to stick it to an organization because they couldn’t teach him to levitate. That’s one case that was hard to get off the ground!
—Neil Pond, American Profile
