Several weeks ago, I spotted the book Shelf Life by Rosie Walford with Paula Benson and Paul West (book #76 for 2009) at Book Sale but it was priced P170 (around $3.50) so as amusing as it appeared to be, I decided to pass. Whenever I’m in Book Sale and a book I like is too expensive (i.e. over P100, that’s around $2) and I don’t think I’ll lose sleep if I don’t buy it right away, I usually pass because I’m always hopeful that a cheaper copy will turn up sooner or later.
Shelf Life, subtitled “A celebration of the world’s quirkiest brands,” is a pictorial collection of local products from all over the world that have funny and peculiar (often suggestive) brand names.
I’ll let some photos from the book do the talking, just pardon the whacked-out angles as my scanner is currently out of commission.
Dutch brown sugar
I wonder exactly how inviting this one is?
It must have some special properties!
The book is a lot of fun to leaf through, and I was in stitches the whole time!
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My copy: hardcover
My rating: 4/5 stars