It is used in logging...and as a marital aid.

While not as fun as a Barrel of Monkeys, a Wheelbarrow of Oragutans is certainly more portable.

Well...sci-fi = Richard K. Morgan's Altered Carbon (cyber-noir!!)

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
anything by Kurt Vonnegut
One Hand Clapping by Anthony Burgess
Anything by Peter Hamilton (sci-fi)
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (contains the most detailed description of Cap'n Crunch fetishism ever)

Happy Reading!