Dead Famous

Author : Ben Elton
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448167523
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dead Famous written by Ben Elton and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wry, fast and fiendishly clever" (The Times) One house. Ten contestants. Thirty cameras. Forty microphones. Yet again the public gorges its voyeuristic appetite as another group of unknown and unremarkable people submit themselves to the brutal exposure of the televised real-life soap opera, House Arrest. Everybody knows the rules: total strangers are forced to live together while the rest of the country watches them do it. Who will crack first? Who will have sex with whom? Who will the public love and who will they hate? All the usual questions. And then, suddenly, there are some new ones. Who is the murderer? How did he or she manage to kill under the constant gaze of the thirty television cameras? Why did they do it? And who will be next?

Author : Larry Buttrose
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN 13 : 9781741105643
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dead Famous written by Larry Buttrose and published by New Holland Australia(AU). This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deaths of the famous and famous deathsThis book explores the surprising and often startling details of the deaths of famous people throughout history, as far back as Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten, right down to celebrity tragic Anna Nicole Smith.

Author : Greg Jenner
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125008945X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Million Years in a Day written by Greg Jenner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old. Structured around one ordinary day, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, Greg Jenner explores the gradual—and often unexpected—evolution of our daily routines. This is not a story of wars, politics, or great events. Instead, Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs, and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising, and sometimes downright silly historical nuggets from our past. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered about—and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making.

Author : John Mitchinson
Publisher : Crown Pub
ISBN 13 : 0307716406
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Dead written by John Mitchinson and published by Crown Pub. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical treasury of biographical profiles of famous and lesser-known individuals now dead includes hundreds of entries that reveal embarrassing-but-true details typically omitted by official biographers. Co-authored by the award-winning producer of Blackadder and the writer of QI.

Author : Greg Jenner
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297869817
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dead Famous written by Greg Jenner and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book.' Guardian 'A fascinating, rollicking book in search of why, where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride.' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads '[An] engaging and well-researched book... Jenner brings his material to vivid life' Observer Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied. In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood's Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity's historical roots. He reveals why celebrity burst into life in the early eighteenth century, how it differs to ancient ideas of fame, the techniques through which it was acquired, how it was maintained, the effect it had on public tastes, and the psychological burden stardom could place on those in the glaring limelight. DEAD FAMOUS is a surprising, funny, and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society.

Author : Carol O'Connell
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440679452
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dead Famous written by Carol O'Connell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jurors on a controversial trial are being killed off one by one, and only Detective Kathleen Mallory can figure out why. But the FBI has told her to lay off and leave it to the Feds. That's never stopped Mallory before.

Author : Joanne Stanbridge
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
ISBN 13 : 9780439957298
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Dead Canadians 2 written by Joanne Stanbridge and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2006 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An upbeat approach to who's who in Canadian history... even when they're dead. In the hilarious sequel to the first book in the series, fifteen (yes, dead) Canadians are featured-explorers, inventors, politicians, and more. Readers will get a fresh and funny take on Canada's own spy, William Stephenson; mapmaker David Thompson; artist Emily Carr; and twelve other Canadians. The perfect book for all the readers who loved Famous Dead Canadians (a Silver Birch Honour Book), and First Folks and Vile Voyageurs.

Author : Susanne B. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781881217268
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interviews with Famous Dead People written by Susanne B. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviews with Famous Dead People is a captivating collection of inspirational conversations with well-know people who now reside in other realms. Each etheric being offers a rare glimpse of life from the other side. They introduce unique spiritual concepts while supporting a diversity of religious expression. They also demystify the death experience, and vouch for the immortality of the soul. In addition, many of these notable individuals encourage a new zeal for living by promoting creative Self-expression, fostering service to humanity, and reaffirming God's all-encompassing love.

Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Hippo Bks
ISBN 13 : 9780439997560
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elvis and His Pelvis written by Michael Cox and published by Hippo Bks. This book was released on 2001 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've probably heard of Elvis... He is dead famous for: ...being the King of Rock 'n' Roll ...having trouble fitting into his spangly white jumpsuits ...causing a riot with a wiggle of his pelvis. But have you heard that Elvis ...escaped from tornadoes by hidiing in a cave ...flew halfway across America for 22 giant sandwiches ...had a tooth stuck in his lung? Yes, even though he's dead, Elvis is still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Elvis's lost diary, peek in the pages of 'The Hillbilly Herald', and check out our exclusive guide to Elvis impersonating.

Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Hippo Bks
ISBN 13 : 9780439982672
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leonardo Da Vinci and His Super Brain written by Michael Cox and published by Hippo Bks. This book was released on 2003 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci. He is dead famous for painting the Mona Lisa and designing the first-ever flying machine. But have heard that Leonardo spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse, thought pink was the coolest colour for clothes and loved to play practical jokes?