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Diagram prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year 2013 - in pictures

Diagram Prize: How Tea Cosies Changed the World
How Tea Cosies Changed the World by Loani Prior (Murdoch, £12.99)
Comprehensive and inspirational guide to the humble tea cosy
Photograph: Murdoch
Diagram Prize: God’s Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis
God’s Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis by Tom Hickman (Square Peg, £12.99)
Analysis of the schizophrenic, up-and-down relationship between man and his manhood
Photograph: Square Peg
Diagram Prize: Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop
Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop by Reginald Bakeley (Conari, £9.99)
How to identify, track and destroy bothersome members of the fairy realm
Photograph: Conari
Diagram Prize: How to Sharpen Pencils
How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees (Melville House, £12.99)
The art of achieving the perfect point
Photograph: Melville House
Diagram Prize: Lofts of North America: Pigeon Lofts
Lofts of North America: Pigeon Lofts by Jerry Gagne (Foy’s Pet Supplies, £51.50)
Pigeon fancier’s professional guide to pigeon housing
Photograph: Foy’s Pet Supplies
Diagram Prize: Was Hitler Ill?
Was Hitler Ill? by Hans-Joachim Neumann and Henrik Eberle (Polity Press, £20)
A historian and professor of medicine analyse whether the Führer was fully responsible for his crimes
Photograph: Polity Press
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