"How to Poo" and other weird book award winners

Prion Press

"How to Poo on a Date"

Humorous self-help book "How to Poo on a Date: The Lovers' Guide to Toilet Etiquette" triumphed Friday in the quirky Diagram Prize.

Organizers said the book, published by Prion Press, received 30 percent of votes in an online ballot. It beat other finalists including "Are Trout South African?" and "Working Class Cats: The Bodega Cats of New York City."

The prize, founded in 1978, is run by the British trade magazine The Bookseller. Read on to see highlights of past winners.

2012

Conari Press

"Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop," by Reginald Bakeley.

Billed as, "the only complete manual on how to identify, track, defend, and destroy those bothersome brownies, goblins, dwarves, scheming flower-fairies, and other nasty members of the fairy realm."

2011

cookingwithpoo.com

"Cooking with Poo," a cookbook of Thai recipes by Khun Saiyuud Diwong, also known as "Poo," short for "Chompoo" or rose apple

2010

Radcliffe Medical

"Managing a Dental Practice: The Genghis Khan Way" by Michael R. Young

2006

Amazon

"The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification" by Julian Montague

2005

Amazon

"People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It" by Gary Leon Hill

2004

Amazon

"Bombproof Your Horse: Teach Your Horse to Be Confident, Obedient, and Safe, No Matter What You Encounter" by Rick Pelicano

1996

Wikimedia

"Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" by Derek Willan

1994

British Cement Association

"Highlights in the History of Concrete" by C.C. Stanley

1992

Wikimedia

"How to Avoid Huge Ships," by Captain John W. Trimmer

1986

Amazon

"Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality" by Glenn C. Ellenbogen Ph.D.

1985

Amazon

"Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Power: How to Increase the Other 90% of Your Mind to Increase the Size of Your Breasts" by Donald L. Wilson

1984

Amazon

"The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History, and Its Role in the World Today" by C. Anne Wilson

1980

Amazon

"The Joy of Chickens" by Dennis Nolan

1979

Amazon

"The Madam as Entrepreneur: Career Management in House Prostitution" by Barbara Sherman Heyl