Shares facts about historical people, including Charles the Simple of France, that Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt because of his poor eyesight, and Lizzie Borden's acquital.
This is history served up high-octane, with all of the fun and none of the boredom. It's not about memorizing lists of dates or names, or remembering which general won what battle. Instead, Bizarre History merrily digs up the scandals, the strangeness, and the scintillating deta…
Avec ses enquêtes minutieuses, tout son humour, sa passion du merveilleux et sa distance critique, Didier van Cauwelaert nous livre une aventure à couper le souffle. Un véritable jeu de piste qui nous entraîne du savoir sans fin des civilisations disparues aux dernières découver…
Most car collectors exhibit a healthy enthusiasm for their favorite hobby, a tendency to dig into their favorite marques, chase parts, swap stories, and generally live the car-guy life. Some, however, step over that fine line between enthusiasm and obsession-and that's the place…
Collects true stories about eccentric car collectors, including the tale of an English nobleman who buried his horde of Ferraris in an insurance scam and a woman who loved her car so much she wished to be buried in it.