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Title: The Mammoth Book of Oddballs and Eccentrics by Karl Shaw ISBN: 0-7867-0724-0 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: AMUSING WEIRDOES
Comment: Our world consists of those whom we consider "normal" and those who are not so normal. Who are these off centered individuals and what contributions have they made to society? You would be surprised! Welcome to this four hundred ninety-five page book which gives us a snapshot of eccentrics through the ages. You will laugh at their antics and in many cases will find yourself baffled over some of the positions in which they hold power.
Karl Shaw does a remarkable job in presenting us with eccentrics who are in all facets of society. We find them in the religious, political, medical and military realms. This list just covers a few of the many occupations that eccentrics hold. Reading about them and their antics in amusing but sometimes you wonder if many of them were suffering from insanity or a personality disorder.
One of the problems of the book is defining eccentricity. If a person does something strange are they on the road to insanity? What about those people who were thought eccentric but were far ahead of their time? When an eccentric does something that is harmful to himself or others is this not the time to have them seek professional help? These and other questions abound as you read their stories. Most are amusing but there are some tales that are sickening when the eccentric displays bizarre behavior. Overall, the author has provided us with some fun entertainment.
Rating: 3
Summary: A good time killer
Comment: This book is very good for picking up when you don't have much to do. The facts in the book are interesting, but hard to find. There is no way to find a specific oddball or eccentric. The people are broken up into catergories, but from there you're on your own. Enjoy.
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Title: Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness (Kodansha Globe) by David Joseph Weeks, Jamie James, Philip Turner ISBN: 1568361564 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Strange Brains and Genius : The Secret Lives Of Eccentric Scientists And Madmen by Clifford A. Pickover ISBN: 0688168949 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 02 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions by John Michell ISBN: 0932813674 Publisher: SCB Distributors Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors by Michael Farquhar ISBN: 0140280243 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken ISBN: 0525947647 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 29 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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