National Lampoon The Book of Books

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National Lampoon's Book of Books
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Parody
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
1979
Media typePrint (hardback)

National Lampoon Book of Books was an American humor book that was published in 1979 in hardcover. It was a spin-off of National Lampoon magazine. It consisted of parodies of best-sellers. The book was edited by Jeff Greenfield, contributors included Gerry Sussman, Danny Abelson, Sean Kelly and Ellis Weiner.

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