What food should you eat at the carnival? What seat is the best seat on a rollercoaster? How can you make the log flume make a bigger splash? What are the danger signs for rides? Are games fixed (or gaffed, as it is called in the amusement park/carnival/fair world)? Find out the answers to these and so many more mysteries of the carnival.
Bret Witter writes about every aspect of the ride/booth based life. From how to get involved to how to have the best time while attending, Witter manages to touch upon every curiosity. Subjects are marked with symbols- Top Secret Information, Tips to Improve Your Skills, and Terrible Tales.
It’s not a must read. There’s no page turner quality to it. It’s more like the kind of thing you pick up every so often and read a section or two. Or you read it before or take it with you when going to a fair, carnival, or amusement park of some sort. There are certainly some fun facts and interesting details. If you have a friend who loves going to the county fair or the carnival or who is obsessed with amusement parks, this is a fun gift for them. For me, it needs some sort of a narrative, just reading the facts of a carnival isn’t as interesting as it might have been to follow a few people in each setting.
But, it has a recipe for Funnel Cakes! What could be better than that?
Buy the book: Carnival Undercover
Do you have a friend who complains about their job all the time? (Though in this economy they should just be thankful to have a job…) Do you want them to stop complaining? Well, have I found the fun/gag gift for you. 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours is a short but fun book that could make anybody feel good about what they do for a living. Unless of course, their job is on the list.
