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English Eccentrics & Their Bizarre Behaviour

Author : David Long
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844688682
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book English Eccentrics & Their Bizarre Behaviour written by David Long and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-19 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just why has England been blessed with so many quirky people? A delightful look at this phenomenon from an award–winning and “superbly talented” author (Sunday Express). From the eighteenth-century judge who insisted all babies were born with tails that were secretly removed by midwives to the twentieth-century schoolmaster who left twenty-six thousand pounds to the Lord Jesus Christ (upon His return and satisfactory proof of His identity), England is famed for its colorful characters. In this exploration of eccentrics through history, David Long studies these beloved real-life figures and their bizarre legacy, including the many strange buildings they left behind—not just follies but re-creations of exotic palaces. He also discusses why eccentrics still spark a continuing fascination, and highlights the most notable (not just the most famous) in his entertaining essays. In addition to a useful timeline that sets the scene, this book reveals where readers can see the long-lasting legacy of the eccentric for themselves, from Brighton Pavilion to the follies at Stourhead and Castle Howard. “A new book by David Long is always something to cherish.” —Londonist

Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors

Author : Louis R. Franzini
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors written by Louis R. Franzini and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-05-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Franzini and John Grossberg take readers behind the tabloid headlines and media exposes to tell the real-life stories of emotionally damaged men and women driven to horrific extremes in their efforts to gratify their basic human needs for love and attention.

English Eccentrics

Author : Edith Sitwell
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book English Eccentrics written by Edith Sitwell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "English Eccentrics" by Edith Sitwell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Odd and Eccentric People ; Library of Curious and Unusual Facts

Author : Time-Life
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780809477241
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Odd and Eccentric People ; Library of Curious and Unusual Facts written by Time-Life and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Little Book of the London Underground

Author : David Long
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752462369
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of the London Underground written by David Long and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-12-26 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as ‘a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.’ According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight. Underground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo. Some of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child’s garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone’s brother’s ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats. WITH well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world’s oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it? This book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.

English Eccentrics: a Gallery of Weird and Wonderful Men and Women

Author : Edith Sitwell
Publisher : Rare Treasure Editions
ISBN 13 : 1774643995
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book English Eccentrics: a Gallery of Weird and Wonderful Men and Women written by Edith Sitwell and published by Rare Treasure Editions. This book was released on 2021-11-09T17:13:00Z with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eccentricity exists particularly in the English, states Dame Edith Sitwell, because of “that peculiar and satisfactory knowledge of infallibility that is the hallmark and the birthright of the British nation.” Originally published in the 1930s, The English Eccentrics has lost none of its vitality and wit. We find hermits, quacks, mariners, indefatigable travelers, and men of learning. We meet the amphibious Lord Rokeby, whose beard reached his knees and who seldom left his bath; the irascible Captain Thicknesses, who left his right hand, to be cut off after his death, to his son Lord Audley; and Curricle Coats, the Gifted Amateur, whose suit was sewn with diamonds and whose every performance ended in uproar. This is a glorious gallery of the extremes of human nature, portrayed with humor, sympathy, knowledge, and love.

Animal Heroes

Author : David Long
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448165164
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Animal Heroes written by David Long and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PDSA Dickin Medal (regarded as the animals’ Victoria Cross) has been awarded to just 64 animals, from the Blitz to present day, for their courage in times of crisis. Among these incredible true-life stories you will meet... G.I. Joe the plucky pigeon, who rescued over 100 lives by flying twenty miles in twenty minutes to deliver a message in World War II. Theo the steadfast springer spaniel, who served as a bomb-detection dog in Afghanistan. Rip the trusty mongrel, who saved many victims of the Blitz air-raids. Olga the courageous police horse, who bolted from the path of a flying bomb in World War II only to return to the scene and remain on duty. These heart-warming tales of gallantry and devotion will stay with you long after you turn the pages. Previously published as The Animals' VC.

Watching the English, Second Edition

Author : Kate Fox
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1857889177
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Watching the English, Second Edition written by Kate Fox and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international hit returns with even more wit and insight into the hidden rules that make England English.

Timpson's English Eccentrics

Author : John Timpson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780711706835
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Timpson's English Eccentrics written by John Timpson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Timpsons English Eccentrics', John Timpson takes a look at over 120 characters who would appear eccentric to most of us in any age, and generally endearingly so, whose behaviour or lifestyle was generally bizarre.

English Eccentrics and Eccentricities

Author : John Timbs
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book English Eccentrics and Eccentricities written by John Timbs and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English Eccentrics and Eccentricities is a humorous work by John Timbs. An entertaining and light reading that covers different personalities, in a quirky fashion that Brits are well acquainted with.

English Eccentrics and Eccentricities

Author : John Timbs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Eccentrics and Eccentricities written by John Timbs and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Reluctant Cannibals

Author : Ian Flitcroft
Publisher : Legend Press
ISBN 13 : 1909593605
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Cannibals written by Ian Flitcroft and published by Legend Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A truly compelling read with a shocking climax. Well written and incredibly descriptive, the author of this particular work has clearly done homework about the field of gastronomy to produce a wonderful and memorable read.’ Publishers Weekly'I was going to say a brilliant debut novel, but it needs no qualification. A brilliant novel, full stop.' Paula LeydenWhen a group of food-obsessed academics at Oxford University form a secret dining society, they happily devote themselves to investigating exotic and forgotten culinary treasures. Until a dish is suggested that takes them all by surprise. Professor Arthur Plantagenet has been told he has a serious heart problem and decides that his death should not be in vain. He sets out his bizarre plan in a will, that on his death, tests the loyalty of his closest friends, the remaining members of this exclusive dining society. A dead Japanese diplomat, police arrests and charges of grave robbing. These are just some of the challenges these culinary explorers must overcome in tackling gastronomy’s ultimate taboo: cannibalism.

The WEIRDest People in the World

Author : Joseph Henrich
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374710457
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The WEIRDest People in the World written by Joseph Henrich and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Tales of English Eccentrics

Author : Tony Grumley-Grennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0953892247
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Tales of English Eccentrics written by Tony Grumley-Grennan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the long history of England there have been eccentrics from all walks of life but none more so than those attached to the church. The aristocrat and squirarchy have also been strangely drawn to this calling. The sense of infallibility peculiar to the English has been the hallmark of their eccentricity.

Strange Brains and Genius

Author : Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688168949
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Strange Brains and Genius written by Clifford A. Pickover and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-05-19 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never has the term mad scientist been more fascinatingly explored than in internationally recognized popular science author Clifford Pickover's richly researched wild ride through the bizarre lives of eccentric geniuses. A few highlights: "The Pigeon Man from Manhattan" Legendary inventor Nikola Tesla had abnormally long thumbs, a peculiar love of pigeons, and a horror of women's pearls. "The Worm Man from Devonshire" Forefather of modern electric-circuit design Oliver Heaviside furnished his home with granite blocks and sometimes consumed only milk for days (as did Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison). "The Rabbit-Eater from Lichfield" Renowned scholar Samuel Johnson had so many tics and quirks that some mistook him for an idiot. In fact, his behavior matches modern definitions of obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome. Pickover also addresses many provocative topics: the link between genius and madness, the role the brain plays in alien abduction and religious experiences, UFOs, cryonics -- even the whereabouts of Einstein's brain!

Eccentrics

Author : David Joseph Weeks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eccentrics written by David Joseph Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1859 to 1880, Joshua Abraham Norton thought he was Emperor of the United States. Ann Atkin keeps 7,500 garden gnomes in her backyard. Brooklyn artist Peter McGough dresses and acts as if it were 1895. These are just a few of the eccentrics discussed by Dr. Weeks, the world's foremost expert on the subject.

Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life

Author : Mark Francis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131749346X
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life written by Mark Francis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903) was a colossus of the Victorian age. His works ranked alongside those of Darwin and Marx in the development of disciplines as wide ranging as sociology, anthropology, political theory, philosophy and psychology. In this acclaimed study of Spencer, the first for over thirty years and now available in paperback, Mark Francis provides an authoritative and meticulously researched intellectual biography of this remarkable man that dispels the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer and shines new light on the broader cultural history of the nineteenth century. In this major study of Spencer, the first for over thirty years, Mark Francis provides an authoritative and meticulously researched intellectual biography of this remarkable man. Using archival material and contemporary printed sources, Francis creates a fascinating portrait of a human being whose philosophical and scientific system was a unique attempt to explain modern life in all its biological, psychological and sociological forms. Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life fills what is perhaps the last big biographical gap in Victorian history. An exceptional work of scholarship it not only dispels the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer but shines new light on the broader cultural history of the nineteenth century. Elegantly written, provocative and rich in insight it will be required reading for all students of the period.