The 5 W's: An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World (The 5 W's Series)
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- Synopsis
- A collection of quirky and unusual facts about a variety of people, including Playboy cover models, humanity’s ancestors, and Catholic patron saints.From the genealogy of the Bach family to a complete listing of team mascots, here are some of the most surprising and quirky facts about people ever. Find out who topped the music charts most, which U.S. president liked to swim nude, and who the world’s greatest philosophers are.Who is . . . . . . Mother Shipton? A fifteenth-century witch who predicted the Great Fire of London and her own death. . . . Thomas Jennings? Abolitionist, inventor, and the first black man to hold a U.S. patent. . . . Jack C. Massey? One of only three people who knew Colonel Sanders’s secret recipe. . . . Saint Joseph of Cupertino? The patron saint of astronauts. . . . On a Friday? The band we know as Radiohead.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 128 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781402792120
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781402725692
- Publisher:
- Union Square & Co.
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Erin McHugh
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.