Famous Freaks: Weird and Shocking Facts about Famous Figures

Did you know Thomas Edison proposed to his wife in Morse code? Or that the CIA considered...
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Author: Deborah Warren
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Famous Freaks: Weird and Shocking Facts about Famous Figures by Warren, Deborah

Famous Freaks: Weird and Shocking Facts about Famous Figures

$45.28

Famous Freaks: Weird and Shocking Facts about Famous Figures

$45.28
Author: Deborah Warren
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Did you know Thomas Edison proposed to his wife in Morse code? Or that the CIA considered covering Castro's shoes in thallium to get rid of his iconic beard? The strange facts and foibles of history's famous figures are divulged in Famous Freaks. The book is a fun, bite sized compendium of the weird and unbelievable. Big names--small disclosures. Important historical data--little 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 history's famous with a poetic style and a sense of humor. The collected details, those which history might rather have forgotten, are given their place in the spotlight. Start from the front, but if it's not your thing, flip around the pages. There are plenty of Famous Freaks inside.


Author: Deborah Warren
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781510778672

About the Author
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.

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