Dewey Decimal System Defeats Truman!: Library Cartoons Book

Ever wanted a quiet place to read? Try the mime library. Wonder why books sometimes wake up cold? Because someone stole the covers. And why do hitmen come after librarians? They know too much, of course.

These are just a few of the offbeat insights from the pen of library cartoonist Scott McCullar. You'll discover ancient book preservation techniques, just how ubiquitous E-mail now is, zombie book shelvers, and what books do at night while the library is closed and the toughest reference question of all time—what is a synonym for synonym? After all, in what other profession can you so easily reduce the budget—simply by putting it on microfiche?