People's History of the Peculiar - by Caroline Leavitt & Nick Belardes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Truly trivia you can't live without, A People's History of the Peculiar is filled with facts, lists, definitions, and astonishing information guaranteed to provide you with the best cocktail conversation for many years to come! Your guide, Nick Belardes, has devoted his life to poking around the peculiar and perplexing. Explore the unknown stories behind why the nation's capitol didn't stay in Philadelphia, why some fossils are smiling, and how, if Preparation H existed in the early 1800s, Napoleon would have won Waterloo. These real-world facts are outlandish enough to sharpen your brain and occupy your mind for hours of reading. This book is so fascinating and fun, you'll become obsessed, too!"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Did you know that Thomas Jefferson's grandson was an ax murderer? Do you delight knowing that some dinosaurs were as teeny tiny as hens? Wonder what it's like to live in Hell Town at the End of the World? How about an ailment so surreal it's named after Alice in Wonderland? <p/>In <i>A People's History of the Peculiar</i>, historian Nick Belardes has dug into the raw source material found in historical archives, scientific studies, and libraries the world over to find facts, lists, definitions, and astonishing information guaranteed to provide readers with the best cocktail conversation topics for many years to come! <p/>Also found here are first-person interviews with people who can explain the unexplained, from the permanently puzzling Mothman conspiracy to secret Star Wars Jedi religious cults and the charmingly eccentric reason why British aerospace engineers sent teddy bears floating out into space. These real-world facts are outlandish enough to sharpen the brain and occupy readers' minds for hours of entertainment.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A Treasure Trove of Freaky Facts and Strange Stories <BR>Did you know founding father Thomas Jefferson's grandson was an ax murderer? Or that a good laugh can cure a bad stomachache? Nicholas Belardes has been called a "bizarre fact hunter" and "master of the last thing you need to know." An academic in anomaly, Belardes knows more secret lore than all the "National Treasure" movies combined, and digs up mind-boggling scientific oddities that would drive Darwin mad. Pore over the puzzle of Alice in Wonderland syndrome, explore the geographic mysteries of Hell Town and the hungry denizens of the Cannibal Islands, and uncover the prophecies of the mysterious Mothman. "A People's History of the Peculiar" will satisfy your curiosity better than any Internet binge, and guarantees at least a few workable pickup lines at a cocktail party. Teeming with astounding trivia, "A People's History of the Peculiar" is a must-have for anyone hungry for more knowledge.<BR><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Whether you are a trivia buff or not this book will keep you entertained. Young and old will enjoy the variety of subjects in this book. --Nonfiction Book Reviews</p><p>This is a very extensive gathering of the odd, the curious, the strangest of occupations, illnesses, phobias, places, artistic endeavors, and more. If you are one who enjoys reading about the weird things and happenings that surround us, you will have a great time perusing this book. --City Book Review</p><p>Nick Belardes' <i>People's History of the Peculiar</i> has many layers, and that includes thinking about life and people and planets and everything else with or without mass in a brand new way. I mean, truly, what's more crucial than a sense of wonder? This book is a compendium of blistering funny facts, outrageous anecdotes and all kinds of zany information you really need to know. --Carolyn Leavitt, from the foreword</p><p>Hello trivia lovers, this book is for you! [...] This would be a great gift for the hard to buy for person on your list. --Peanut Butter and Whine </p><p>If you want to learn some really out of box tidbits of information, this is definitely the book to read!--Dad of Divas Reviews</p><p>This book has many fun facts in it you can throw out in conversation. --Princess Among Superheroes</p><p>An interesting book of facts that we have enjoyed together.--Not in Jersey</p><p>It will open mind to wonder and wander about interesting facts. --Life Ascending</p>-- "Reviews"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nicholas Belardes</b> is novelist, journalist, illustrator, memoirist and poet. He's author of <i>Songs Of The Glue Machines</i> (poetry: 2013), <i>Letters From Vegas</i>, <i>Invisible Memoirs: I Speak From My Palms</i> (memoir: 2013), Illustrator of <i>New York Times</i> best selling novel <i>West of Here</i> (2011), author of <i>Random Obsessions</i> (nonfiction, reference: 2009), the first Twitter Lit, <i>Small Places</i> (2008), and <i>Lords</i>, (fiction: 2005). His latest book, <i> A People's History Of The Peculiar</i> will be published by Viva Editions in 2014. His journalism has appeared on the homepage of CNN and his artwork has appeared in <i>Memoir Journal, Knock Literary Magazine</i> and <i>826 Seattle's What to Read in the Rain</i> (part of acclaimed author and philanthropist Dave Eggers 826 National). Nicholas currently teaches for Random Writers Workshop (RWW). He launched RWW in 2009, a low-cost writing critique, lecture and discussion group open to the public in Bakersfield and Fresno, California. He has most recently taught for <i>Memoir Journal's</i> The (In)visible Memoirs Project, and has taught at Bakersfield College, CSU Bakersfield, the Art Institute of Las Vegas, and has guest lectured at UCLA, BARD College, various museums, libraries, galleries and writing groups. He has performed at the Texas State University's Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, The Beat Museum, MTV's Rock N'; Read, The Levan Center, art galleries, coffeehouses, pizza houses, bookstores, and more. <p/><br>Caroline Leavitt is the New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and eight other award-winning books. She lives in Hoboken, NJ.
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