The Book of Lies: History's Greatest Fakes, Frauds, Schemes, and Scams

By M. Hirsh Goldberg

Book Overview

A fascinating compendium of anecdotes, quotes, quips, and statistics, The Book of Lies exposes some of history's greatest untruths--from the real color of Elvis Presley's hair to who actually delivered Winston Churchill's We shall fight on the beaches speech. An eye-opening look at one of humanity's most common activities. Illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688107435
• ISBN13: 9780688107437
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Quill
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"