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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.
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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.
Interesting tid bits, not much else.Reviewed by C. Garcia, 2010-02-21
The author did a great job of digging up interesting stories and
providing a synopsis of those stories and details, but that is all
they are: quick sound bite synopsis's. With a few of the stories
that is all is what was needed, but with most I felt I was left
hanging on some tantalizing new detail or details with no further
explanation or narrative. If this was meant to be a sound-byte
coffee table book, then a larger format and more pictures would be
suggested.
If you are a real history buff, then you might look elsewhere; or
purchase this simply to whet your appetite with the fore-knowledge
that you will do much more research to get the whole scoop on each
"story never told".
I like secretsReviewed by Jason A. Carson, 2010-02-07
I love this series of books. You can totally read through it in an afternoon or bring it out from time to time to chew on a new story or fact.
Excellent Read!Reviewed by H. A. Marceaux, 2010-01-28
I bought this book for my 15 year old son who loves quirky
historical facts. He absolutely loved it, and shared most of the
stories with us, sparking my own interest. I will definitely read
it myself.
It's written in very short story format with just enough details to
flesh out the facts, making it a very easy read, and one that you
can pick up and put down as you please.
Great book!Reviewed by Amanda A. Trutsch, 2009-09-27
I got this book for my dad because he always knows random stuff and he loves watching the history channel. He's not a huge reader but he really liked this book. It's perfect because the stories are pretty short and to the point so it's not too much reading about each story.
Fun bookReviewed by SavvyChris, 2009-05-15
This was a fun, easy to read book. Some of the things written
seemed to me to be common knowledge. But others amazed me,
like:
-Christopher Columbus did not have to convince anyone that the
world was round. It was common knowledge at that time. The "world
is flat" was added to the story by Washington Irving hundreds of
years later!
-The ancient Olympics were originally cancelled by a Roman emporor
who converted to Christianity and felt the games were glorifying
Greek gods. The idea to re-enstate them in 1896 came from a French
man who wanted the French people to be physically fit to face war
with Germany.
-Baseball was invented by the British.
-Croissants are Austrian.
-St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, was an English
slave.
Those are just some of the cool things you will learn in this book.
The author also lists all his sources, making it easy to read more
about the things you found particularly interesting.
