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Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luck - Hardcover
Profiles thirteen scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, adventurers, and writers who once basked in glory, but faded into obscurity due to failed experiments, bad luck, and the signs of madness.
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A beguiling parade of ill-fated flights of fancy whose pioneers have been long forgotten. -- Scotsman
Failure is generally a lot more interesting than success...we should all support it by buying Paul Collins’ wonderful book! -- Mail on Sunday
Here's a wonderful corrective for a culture obsessed with profile, celebrity, fame, spin and blah...Buy two copies. -- Daily Telegraph
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Failure is generally a lot more interesting than success...we should all support it by buying Paul Collins’ wonderful book! -- Mail on Sunday
Here's a wonderful corrective for a culture obsessed with profile, celebrity, fame, spin and blah...Buy two copies. -- Daily Telegraph
Thirteen fascinating and hilarious portraits of history's losers.
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- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0312268866
- ISBN 13 9780312268862
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages286
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