- Paperback: 266 pages
- Publisher: Plume Books; Reprint edition (Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0452284651
- ISBN-13: 978-0452284654
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.5 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,266,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"If you have a taste for the wild and wacky stories that have fooled people who should have known better, you'll enjoy this. Hilarious" (SUNDAY EXPRESS, 19 September )
"A great lucky dip of a book" (THE JOURNAL (Newcastle), 7 September )
"Crammed with incredible tales" (WESTERN DAILY PRESS, 16 October ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"A great lucky dip of a book" (THE JOURNAL (Newcastle), 7 September )
"Crammed with incredible tales" (WESTERN DAILY PRESS, 16 October ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Hilarious" SUNDAY EXPRESS, 19 September
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a chronological archive of hoaxes from the last few centuries. it's a fascinating insight into the subject, and seems to cover all the interesting stuff. The rabbit babies part was nasty though.
The only hoax book you'll ever need- is linked to the museum of hoaxes website, which contains even more tales of gullibility.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an interesting overview of hoaxes down the ages though the breadth of the subject and the way it is tackled means that it is necessarily a bit sketchy and uneven. Some famous and major hoaxes get a rather cursory account that doesn't always do them justice, and it has to be said that some rather uninteresting ones seem to get more than they warrant. However it is a book worth reading if you are interested in the subject but don't know much about it, and references to the author's "Museum of Hoaxes" website are helpfully provided.
Personally, while I enjoyed them both, I found Boese's subsequent book on Internet hoaxes "Hippo Eats Dwarf" more informative and satisfying.
Personally, while I enjoyed them both, I found Boese's subsequent book on Internet hoaxes "Hippo Eats Dwarf" more informative and satisfying.
Format:Hardcover
Brought this because i read elephants on acid and thought it was great. While this is entertaining in parts it was nowhere near as interesting for me as Alex Bosses other book elephants on acid.
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