The Big Book of Weirdos

by Carl A. Posey

Book Overview

/Carl Posey They made remarkable contributions to fields from art and literature to science and entertainment. But ike so many other great geniuses, they were weirdos. The stories of dozens of people... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563891808
• ISBN13: 9781563891809
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Paradox Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A great book! One if the best in years!

I got this thing as a gift and it is one of the best books I have ever read. It is realistic,well drawn and researched,and enjoyable. It hold artitists,writers,leaders,actors,and more. From funny{Edward Southern}to freaky{Franz Kafka},from good{Thomas Edison}to bad{Aldolf Hitler}and more. Like the others,this is a keeper.

The History of Eccentrics

This is the second of the Big Book series, and another gem! Read it, and see what made many historical figures tick (and go cuckoo as well!). One of my favorites, one I can relate to. Can you?

What is "weird"?

This book explains in a fun, great to read, way how weirdness has affected human history. From the depravity of Caligula, Hitler, and Amin, to the world changing visions of Edison, Poe, and Duncan. The foreword by Gahan Wilson puts weirdnes in it's perpsective, and tells how this book can be useful.

A good overview of the weirdness extant throughout history

This book presents a lot of fascinating lives through some great black-and-white comic art. The only downside to this book would be that the stories don't get as detailed as I would have liked. Pick it up if you want to get an idea of how being different can fuel creativity.