The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
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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31 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 30, 2008 Type: User Review |
Excellent Gift for Father and Husband!
I gave this book as a gift to both my father and husband and they raved about how great it was!
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
Fun stuff!
A great little book to have around for a quick few minutes of reading. The stories are presented in a short form that provide just enough reading to fill a boring few minutes.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
Yummy!
I devoured this book in one sitting! What fun to learn obscure facts! If you enjoy learning the quirky side of history, you'll love all of these books.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good account of small historical facts
For what it is, this was a very informative book of little bits of historical facts. I was hoping for a little more in depth look at some of the things contained, but overall, I thought it was very well done. I did notice some small errors within...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 21, 2007 Type: User Review |
Interesting little book
I enjoyed this little book, it has interesting little pieces of history not well known. I didn't sit down and read the whole thing I read one story a day until I'd read the whole thing. The book is in sequence by years and it goes back to the...
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5.00/5 |
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Philadelphia, PA
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Jun 14, 2007
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not very impressed
This book provided a few interesting stories but, nothing awe inspiring. I would have to read stories / contributions from other ethnicities for a more balanced approach. But I guess that why it is called "his story".
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 07, 2007 Type: User Review |
Fascinating book
A great book for someone with a short attention span or people who can only spare a second or two here and there to read. People interested in history will love this book, as would those interested in trivia. Also would recommend for kids who...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2007 Type: User Review |
Lots of fun
This book has been a lot of fun to read and share with friends. I usually think history is boring, but this book makes it interesting.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
Short, Easy to Read Snipits from World History
"The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy" by Rick Beyer is a fun little book with some fascinating tidbits from history.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
Good gift for history buff
I struggled to find the perfect gift for my love for Christmas. He knows quite a lot about history and I wanted something he would be sure to find "new". HE LOVES THIS BOOK. It is full of much trivia-like facts about many different hints of the...
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