The Awful Truths: Famous Myths, Hilariously Debunked - Softcover
Paperback. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 256 in Publisher: Harper Paperbacks ho was Mario Puzo's model for the Don the Corleone character in The Godfather Was it Joseph Joe Bananas Bonanno The infamous Salvatore Maranzano No ... it was Puzo's mother! Senator Joseph McCarthy was responsible for the infamous Hollywood Blacklist. right Well. actually ... no. he had nothing to do with it.Perfect for the cocktail party pundit or trivia buff. the quirky tidbits in The Awful Truths turn history. culture. sports. and entertainment upside down. The book examines some of our culture's oldest. most popular myths. and tells the fascinating. hilarious. and shocking stories behind what really happened. accompanied by funny illustrations that ing the players to life. Each truth is supported with ironclad evidence that skillfully explains how and where our misconceptions originated. Sometimes the t...
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The Verdict is in. Brian Thomsen's The Awful Truths is guilty of being both entertaining and informative. A supreme achievement.--F. Lee Bailey
The Verdict is in. Brian Thomsen s The Awful Truths is guilty of being both entertaining and informative. A supreme achievement.--F. Lee Bailey"
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The Verdict is in. Brian Thomsen s The Awful Truths is guilty of being both entertaining and informative. A supreme achievement.--F. Lee Bailey"
Brian Thomsen is the author of several books and an editor of fifteen anthologies and collections, including You Did What? He is also the author of numerous articles, ranging in topic from history to media tie-ins to religion.
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- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0060836997
- ISBN 13 9780060836993
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages258
- IllustratorFallone James
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