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'Tales such as a circus dwarf bouncing off a trampoline into the mouth of a yawning hippo and "miracle pregnancies" all make for alternative beach reading!'
--OK magazines Hot Stars
'A riotous scroll through some of the most outrageous tales we've all heard but just can't be sure of their veracity. Alex Boese has gathered a collection of urban myths, fakes and hoaxes and set about de-bunking or proving them.' --Sunday Post
`It's a crazy, mixed-up world out there, where spaghetti still grows on trees, and Bill Gates will send you money for forwarding his email. Thank heavens for Alex Boese, self-proclaimed `hoaxpert', to give us all a reality check.'
--BBC Focus
--OK magazines Hot Stars
'A riotous scroll through some of the most outrageous tales we've all heard but just can't be sure of their veracity. Alex Boese has gathered a collection of urban myths, fakes and hoaxes and set about de-bunking or proving them.' --Sunday Post
`It's a crazy, mixed-up world out there, where spaghetti still grows on trees, and Bill Gates will send you money for forwarding his email. Thank heavens for Alex Boese, self-proclaimed `hoaxpert', to give us all a reality check.'
--BBC Focus
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The world’s greatest urban myths, fakes and hoaxes, from Bonsai kittens to human-flavoured tofu
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Format:Paperback
From the title and the info supplied from the publisher this book seems to be about urban myths however it soon branches off to cover everything from frauds to advertising and this is the main weakness of the book as it covers so much ground that the author does not develop any of the themes. He also makes statements that are opinion and cannot be substantiated for example he states that none of Amazon reviews are worth reading as some are written by authors to publicise their books , whilst it is probably true that some authors do this the majority of reviews are not by authors (I hope no one thinks that an author would write this one). It could have been a far better book if less subject matter was covered but more depth and subject matter for example source material. He mentions the "Nigerian" scam but gives no real examples he also states much as fact with nothing to back it up. If this was written as a humorous book it may have worked but it was almost text book in style and a poorly researched one at that.
Format:Paperback
A very good book, took it to Turkey on holiday with me. The negative reviews are a little too pernickety for what's supposed to be a lighthearted book. Very fun, would definitely recommend.
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant book, neatly set out the chapters make you want to keep turning the page. Must read.
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hilarious! its really fun reading all the myths from the past, and finding out where they came from, and whether in fact they were true. a great read!
Published 10 months ago by Nicola
"Send this to everyone in your address book!!!!!"
We've all had them, those e-mails that come from your friend (who from the addressee list his clearly sent them to everyone else as well) warning us of the latest computer virus... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2009 by Iain S. Palin
You'd be better off buying the hippo
There are, to be fair, some interesting stories in here. Unfortunately they're massively overwhelmed by tedious ones, most of which are pretty well known as either fake or true,... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by Mr Smith
have you heard the one about the.......
If you want to be the guy at the party who reveals another party-goers story as an urban myth then this book is for you, very like Bad Science in this way but not quite as... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2009 by Marc Munier
Waste of time and money...
Do you know about the fake VW suicide bomber ad? The Nigerian bank scam? That JFK beat Nixon in 1960 because his makeup was better? Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2009 by Bill23
Very enjoyable read!
Very enjoyable read! The way the book was set out (into sections) made for easy reading.
I enjoyed the book so much i told my parents some of the interesting facts and have... Read more
I enjoyed the book so much i told my parents some of the interesting facts and have... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by Ms. Emma J. Forster
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