Product Description

History isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That's the kind of history you'll find in The Greatest Stories Never Told.

This is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy: more than two thousand years of history filled with courage, cowardice, hope, triumph, sex, intrigue, folly, humor, and ambition. It's a historical delight and a visual feast with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and maps that bring each story to life. A new discovery waits on every page: stories that changed the course of history and stories that affected what you had for breakfast this morning.

Consider:

• The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer
• Some Roman officials were so corrupt that they actually stole time itself
• Three cigars changed the course of the Civil War
• The Scottish kilt was invented by an Englishman

Based on the popular Timelab 2000® history minutes hosted by Sam Waterston on The History Channel®, this collection of fascinating historical tidbits will have you shaking your head in wonder and disbelief. But they're all true. And you'll soon find yourself telling them to your friends.

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Product Details

Publisher	Harper
ISBN	0060014016
Features	ISBN13: 9780060014018 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Format	Hardcover
Author	Rick Beyer
EAN	9780060014018
Label	Harper
Dewey Decimal Number	909
Studio	Harper
Number Of Pages	224
Title	The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
Release Date	2003-03-18
Publication Date	2003-03-01
Manufacturer	Harper

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Customer Reviews

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Review by Pete Berlinski, 2010-08-30

I don't know where this author came up with the incidents put into this book, but it is interesting as well as humerous to read, Excellent reading. Highly recommended for those interested in odd historical facts. I highly recommend reading this book.

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A hard-to-find great book!

Review by Dana Jian, 2010-07-28

Sitting by the window, holding this book together, that's how my daughter and I started our days in the summer.

Each story is well written and artistically illustrated with historical photos and drawings, it looks pretty and tastes great like a piece of remarkably crafted chocolate.

I never thought history could be so interesting. Although I skipped some pages for my daughter, such as the story of Count Vlad and some others which are not for children, this book tells us a lot of fascinating stories. I'm happy it seems that my daughter enjoyed it just as much as I did. Her favorite stories are the "Ba-Bump Goes the Stethoscope", "Eiffel or Eysore?", "Water World", "Tulipomania", and "The Colonel and the Note".

A hard-to-find great book!

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An excellent read

Review by D. Schutte, 2010-05-11

The Greatest Stories is true to its title. If you like really learn when you read, you'll love this book.

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Not exactly "never told"

Review by Bradley Thomas, 2010-04-24

This book is not bad by any means but it is a little basic. Most of the tales are not that obscurer and they are discussed extremely briefly. If you are a big reader most of the stuff in here will not be new and will not add much to what you do know. That was the case for me anyway. Almost all of the "stories" were given only two pages that had lots of pictures. This is not the type of book for an avid reader or history lover.

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Only mildly interesting.

Review by LH, 2010-04-05

I didn't find this book very interesting. Will give it away. Not worth taking up space on my bookshelf.

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