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Publication Date: 1 Sep 2012 | ISBN-10: 0752465317 | ISBN-13: 978-0752465319

Did you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly 60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair? Or that the young Frank Sinatra practised underwater swimming as a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths? In I Didn t Get Where I Am, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping trivia and incisive humour to the question of how famous high achievers reached those heights. We ll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between his fingers to increase their span, learn how P.G. Wodehouse reminded himself which pages of a manuscript still needed work, and find out why Thomas Edison chose his research assistants on the basis of their soup-eating habits. This revealing and entertaining book provides countless glimpses into the methods and sometimes madness of the world s most famous figures. From ancient Egypt to the modern day, you re about to learn the secrets of their success ...

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Did you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly 60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair? Or that the young Frank Sinatra practised underwater swimming as a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths? In I Didn t Get Where I Am, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping trivia and incisive humour to the question of how famous high achievers reached those heights. We ll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between his fingers to increase their span, learn how P.G. Wodehouse reminded himself which pages of a manuscript still needed work, and find out why Thomas Edison chose his research assistants on the basis of their soup-eating habits. This revealing and entertaining book provides countless glimpses into the methods and sometimes madness of the world s most famous figures. From ancient Egypt to the modern day, you re about to learn the secrets of their success ...

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Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: The History Press Ltd (1 Sep 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0752465317
ISBN-13: 978-0752465319
Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 2 x 20.1 cm

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Charlie Croker is the pseudonym of Mark Mason, a former BBC producer and the author of "Screwed Up English."

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