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Famous Freaks: Weird and Shocking Facts
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- ISBN 9781510778672
- Weight: 329g
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 09 May 2024
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Language: English
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Did you know Thomas Edison proposed to his wife in Morse code? Or that the CIA considered covering Castros shoes in thallium to get rid of his iconic beard? The strange facts and foibles of historys famous figures are divulged in Famous Freaks. The book is a fun, bite sized compendium of the weird and unbelievable. Big namessmall disclosures. Important historical datalittle to none. This book can be picked up and read anywhere, from any starting point. Skim a section or just peruse a page, but you may find yourself hooked after reading a few of the hilariously strange entries inside.
Deborah Warren, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and The Paris Review, deals out the strange facts of historys famous with a poetic style and a sense of humour. The collected details, those which history might rather have forgotten, are given their place in the spotlight. Start from the front, but if its not your thing, flip around the pages. There are plenty of
Deborah Warren, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and The Paris Review, deals out the strange facts of historys famous with a poetic style and a sense of humour. The collected details, those which history might rather have forgotten, are given their place in the spotlight. Start from the front, but if its not your thing, flip around the pages. There are plenty of
Deborah Warren has written for The New Yorker and The Paris Review. She has published six books: Strange to Say: Etymology for Serious Entertainment; Connoisseurs of Worms; Dream With Flowers and Bowl of Fruit; The Size of Happiness; Zero Meridian; and a translation, Ausonius: The Moselle and Other Poems.
After graduating from Harvard, she worked as a software engineering manager and as a teacher.
She has nine children and lives in Massachusetts with her husband.
After graduating from Harvard, she worked as a software engineering manager and as a teacher.
She has nine children and lives in Massachusetts with her husband.
