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Empty books or blank books are novelty books whose title indicates that they treat some serious subject, but whose pages have been left intentionally blank. The joke is that "nothing" is the answer to whatever the title of the book asserts. A number of such titles have been published as attempts at satire or polemic, to some commercial success.
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In 2017, The Guardian commented that the trend of publishing political empty books had led to "the noble art of political parody [descending] into a one-joke turn that avoids words".
section • Illustration — The 32 blank pages of the Political Achievements of the Earl of Dalkeith have been digitised by the LSE Library. This list includes, in order of publication, empty books that have been published with an ISBN or have received coverage in reliable sources unrelated to the author. The books may have book design features such as front matter, a table of contents, page numbers, etc., as long as the pages are otherwise blank. • A record of the statesmanship and political achievements of Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, regular Democratic nominee for president of the United States (1880). A political pamphlet attacking Winfield Scott Hancock, Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. • Political Achievements of the Earl of Dalkeith (1880). A political pamphlet attacking William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom William Ewart Gladstone, a Liberal, defeated the Conservative Douglas Scott in an upset victory at Midlothian. • Anonymous (1968): All of the Accomplishments of Spiro Agnew, parodying Maryland governor and at the time of publishing Richard Nixon's, running mate, Spiro Agnew, possibly the inspiration of The Ballad of Spiro Agnew. • Sussol, Max (1986). O Que Se Pode Fazer Sexualmente Após 80 Anos (translated from Brazilian Portuguese: "What can you do sexually after 80 years old"). One hundred twenty empty pages.. • Popular among British university students who used it as a notebook. • There are several variations on this theme, e.g. Everything Men Know About Women by Alan Francis. * • This was a collection of 200 blank pages in various shades of the color gray. Removed from circulation after legal action by the publisher of the novel Fifty Shades of Grey. • Angered UK Independence Party supporters who bought it in the belief that it contained actual pronouncements by Nigel Farage. • Authored by former Oregon First Lady Cylvia Hayes, under a pseudonym. * • A bestseller on Amazon.com and promoted on Twitter by Donald Trump. • A "bestseller on Amazon.com" (where it was the 543rd most sold book), until it was removed
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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