Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year Especially considering the prize champions 'odd titles' and "not" 'odd books' (see the Man Booker for the latter)". The winner was originally voted for by a panel of judges, but since 2000 the winner has been voted for by members of the public via the Internet. Bent resisted this move and threatened to resign, but he later reconsidered and now creates the short list of finalists. Also, the title of the book must be in English, although the language in the book can be any language. In September 2008, a book about the Diagram Prize was published by Aurum Press
Newby O. Brantly Newby O. Brantly Newby Odell Brantly (April 13, 1905 – July 19, 1993) was an American inventor, engineer and entrepreneur who founded the Brantly Helicopter Corporation. Born in Newport, Texas, Newby Brantly was the son of William Franklin and Ida Mae Brantly. He married Emma Dean Armstrong in 1932. After she died in 1968, he married Virginia Beth Hackler in 1969 and they had a daughter, Lynne Susan. The National Pilots Association named him 1961 "Pilot of the Year". His inventions, amongst others, were a knitting machine for Penn Elastic Company (US-Patent 2067900 of 1935), a pumpjack (US-Patent 4534168 of