Literary Clock Instructable

As much as I hate seeing books butchered, I have to admit that this seems to be a good use of your time. (Arrggh! Pardon the pun!) Instructables user mdhaworth has a great how-to on making a simple clock with a book cover as its face (after all, children's books and cookbooks do seem to take the most heat, and you might as well do something clever with the remains).