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  • 5 People Who Died During Sex

    and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists

    by Karl Shaw ...
    All in perfectly bad tastePrepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world.Did you know……that Pope Benedict XII was such a hardened boozer that he ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • 10 Ways to Recycle a Corpse

    and 100 More Dreadfully Distasteful Lists

    by Karl Shaw ...
    Prepare to be even more revolted, flabbergasted, appalled, and completely entertained by this incredible follow-up collection of absolutely true trivia from the author of 5 People Who Died During Sex. Nothing is too insane, too inane, or too sacred for Karl Shaw’s eclectic lists of the world’s very worst.DID YOU KNOW……that according to recent estimates (2010) your body is worth between $10,000- ... Read more

    Was $5.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

  • Royal Babylon

    The Alarming History of European Royalty

    by Karl Shaw ...
    An uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a democracy.Do you want to know which queen has the unique distinction of being the only known royal kleptomaniac? Or which empress kept her dirty underwear under lock and key? Or which czar, upon discovering his wife's infidelity, had her lover decapitated and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Deadly Dangerous Kings and Queens

    by Karl Shaw ...
    Which king lost the crown jewels? Which queen was as wide as she was tall? And who was the king who died with a poker up his bum?A humorous take on British kings and queens through the ages. Packedwith facts and information - focusing on all the funny bits! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Killing of Lord George

    A Tale of Murder and Deceit in Edwardian England

    by Karl Shaw ...
    'A riveting read ... a dark story of murder and deceit with verve and insight' John Woolf, author of The WondersTHE LIFE AND DEATH OF A 19TH-CENTURY CIRCUS LEGENDOn 28 November 1911 a retired showman died violently at his home in North London. Known to the world as Lord George Sanger, he was once the biggest name in show business, and was venerated as a national institution.The death of Britain's ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

    The Extraordinary Exploits of the British and European Aristocracy

    by Karl Shaw ...
    The alarming history of the British, and European, aristocracy - from Argyll to Wellington and from Byron to Tolstoy, stories of madness, murder, misery, greed and profligacy.From Regency playhouses, to which young noblemen would go simply in order to insult someone to provoke a duel that might further their reputation, to the fashionable gambling clubs or 'hells' which were springing up around St ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of Tasteless and Outrageous Lists

    by Karl Shaw ...
    Series Book 2 - Mammoth Books
    Prepare to be even more revolted, flabbergasted, appalled and entertained by this incredible follow-up collection of bizarre but absolutely true trivia. Nothing is too distasteful for this astonishing compendium, including scores of eclectic lists to amuse, astonish and appal your friends.Entries include:10 Road-kill RecipesHistory’s 10 Most Murderous Regimes10 Historic Sex Toys10 People who ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of Losers

    by Karl Shaw ...
    Series Book 426 - Mammoth Books
    This compendious celebration of ineptitude includes some of history’s most spectacularly ill-conceived expeditions and entirely useless pursuits, and features tales of black comedy, insane foolhardiness, breathtaking stupidity and relentless perseverance in the face of inevitable defeat. It rejoices in men and women made of the Wrong Stuff: writers who believed in the power of words, but could ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Inglorious Royal Marriages

    A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony

    by Leslie Carroll ...
    It’s no secret that the marriages of monarchs are often made in hell. Here are some of the most spectacular mismatches in five hundred years of royal history....In a world where many kings, queens, and princes lacked nothing but true love, marital mismatches could bring out the baddest, boldest behavior in the bluest of bloodlines. Margaret Tudor, her niece Mary I, and Catherine of Braganza were ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Kings and Queens - A Very Peculiar History

    by Antony Mason ...
    Series Book 12 - A Very Peculiar History
    Which king's guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? Who survived seven assassination attempts? As you can tell from the bizarre questions above, it wasn't all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some of them were completely ... Read more

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  • Famous Affinities of History

    by Lyndon Orr ...
    This book contains 33 of the great romances of past centuries from Antony and Cleopatra to Byron and the Countess Guiccioli. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Monarchs, Murders and Mistresses

    A Book of Royal Days

    by David Hilliam ...
    Which 'ill-prepared' monarch was on the English throne at the turn of the last millenium? How many English monarchs have been crowned on St George's Day? When, how and why did England 'lose' eleven days? "Monarchs, Murders & Mistresses" answers these questions and many more, presenting a royal event for each day of the calendar year in vivid detail with close-ups of the personalities involved. The ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus