Category: History
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Morbid Curiosity by Alan W. Petrucelli
Morbid Curiosity is a collection of facts about the “Disturbing Demises of the Famous and Infamous.” It details the deaths of movie stars, writers, musicians, and various other celebrities and notorious people. This book goes into the deaths of recent, contemporary celebrities including Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, and Natasha Richardson,…
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The Good, the Bad, and the Mad: Some Weird People in American History by E. Randall Floyd
The Good, the Bad, and the Mad is a collection of 37 brief stories about notable people in American History. Well, “notable” according to the author, at least. This book opens with an introduction by the author, E. Randall Floyd, who discusses his fascination with “weirdos” in American History, and…
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Library: An Unquiet History by Matthew Battles
Library: An Unquiet History is a short, compact volume about the history of libraries throughout the ages. At the time the book was published, its author, Matthew Battles, worked for both Houghton Library and the rare books library at Harvard. This book begins with an engaging introduction about the library…