15 June 2010

Book Titles, If They Were Written Today

Then: The Wealth of Nations
Now:  Invisible Hands: The Mysterious Market Forces That Control Our Lives and How to Profit from Them

Then: Walden
Now:  Camping with Myself: Two Years in American Tuscany

Then: The Theory of the Leisure Class
Now:  Buying Out Loud: The Unbelievable Truth About What We Consume and What It Says About Us

Then: The Gospel of Matthew
Now:  40 Days and a Mule: How One Man Quit His Job and Became the Boss

Then: The Prince
Now:  The Prince (Foreword by Oprah Winfrey)

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Originally posted on Your Monkey Called, Jason Kottke picked it up and had his readers add their input in the comments. A few of my favorites:

Then: Romeo and Juliet
Now: The Teen Sex and Suicide Epidemic: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself and Your Family

Then: The Grapes of Wrath
Now: California Dreamin': Traveling Cheap in the Middle of an Economic Downturn

Then: The Oxford English Dictionary
Now: Word Up! 300,000 proven ways to express yourself in speech and writing

Then: The Little Prince
Now: The Effects of Acid and Other Hallucinogenics on Young, Susceptible Minds

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