Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S. by Alex Boese

Format: Trade paperback

Condition: vg- condition, minor shelf wear, unread overstock copy, remainder marked

Size: 5.25"x8.0"

Pages: 278pp, 2006 edition

In a world of lip synching, breast implants, payola punditry, and staged reality shows, it's hard to know the real from the fake. Hippo Eats Dwarf is the essential field guide to today's Misinformation Age. Whether you're deciphering political doublespeak or trying to decide whether to forward that virus warning, hoaxpert Alex Boese provides the guidelines you need. For instance, Reality Rule 6.1: Just because you read it on the Internet doesn't make it true.

With case files, reality checks, definitions, and plenty of doctored photos, Hippo Eats Dwarf is an entertaining guide to life, death, eBay, and everything in between.