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Phil Mason has amassed one of the world's largest private collections of cuttings and books chronicling the weird and the strange. His other books include How George Washington Fleeced the Nation. He lives in England.

Comprende il nome: Phil Mason

Opere di Phil Mason

Quantum Glory (2010) 27 copie
One in the Eye for Harold (2011) 10 copie
Christian Crackers: 2 (1986) 9 copie
Christian Crackers: 3 (1987) 9 copie
Christian Crackers (1985) 8 copie
Christian Crackers (5) (1989) 6 copie
Christian Crackers: 6 (1990) 6 copie

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Lots of interesting facts and information but there isn't enough background or history on any of the subjects to make any part memorable or valuable. The book talks about how coincidences, misunderstandings and/or unexpected events may or may not have had impactful consequences in history. Each chapter covers a general topic and is filled with back-to-back stories on the theme.
 
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thezenofbrutality | 1 altra recensione | Jul 5, 2023 |
An invitation into a journey of discovery that is designed to activate our new core identity of sonship in order to liberate us from our old orphan heart.
 
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MenoraChurch | Nov 19, 2022 |
I've read a number of this type of book; paragraph or so long reports of political strangeness, and thought many of the anecdotes would be rehashes of earlier books. Instead, almost all of the anecdotes are new to me (Kevin Rudd's earwax eating notwithstanding) and many are very funny.

My favourite story has to be the low turnout in Birmingham South for the 1979 European Parliament: by lunch the turnout was one voter, an elderly lady who thought she was voting in the Eurovision Song Contest.… (altro)
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MiaCulpa | 1 altra recensione | Mar 15, 2019 |
An entertaining collection of anecdotes about well-know historical figures and their secrets. Someone well-read will already be familiar with about half the material, but the rest will be new to them and often surprising. The Indian royalty and their excesses such as the one who used village boys as living bait for his tiger hunts, the eccentricities of the British Prime Ministers and the royals, unpublicized facts about artists like Michelangelo who used male models for his female nudes, and so on, along with the fairy photo hoax that took in Arthur Conan Doyle, Washington's expense account, and Andrew Jackson's penchant for duels. Even the familiar stuff offers details you may not know. Overall, an excellent read.… (altro)
 
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NickHowes | Nov 10, 2015 |

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Statistiche

Opere
37
Utenti
425
Popolarità
#57,429
Voto
½ 3.3
Recensioni
6
ISBN
67
Lingue
2
Preferito da
1

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