Editor's note: Each month we see lots of books. Some of the curiouser arrivals are featured in this space.

Spam:
A Biography
By Carolyn Wyman
Harcourt Brace, paperback, $15
ISBN 0156004771

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"Of making many books," Ecclesiastes says, "there is no end." Of making strange books there is no end. This month's strangest is Carolyn Wyman's Spam: A Biography, described as "The Amazing True Story of America's 'Miracle Meat'!"

From the singing Spamettes to the advertising campaign starring George Burns and Gracie Allen, from World War Two cartoons about Spam to the recipe for Spamtastic Mincemeat Truffles, this book covers everything you need to know (and quite possibly more) about Spam. By the author of The Kitchen Sink Cookbook and, not surprisingly, I'm a Spam Fan.