Articles liés à The Museum of Hoaxes: A Collection of Pranks, Stunts,...

The Museum of Hoaxes: A Collection of Pranks, Stunts, Deceptions, and Other Wonderful Stories Contrived for the Public from the Middle Ages to the New Millennium - Couverture rigide

Boese, Alex

 
9780525946786: The Museum of Hoaxes: A Collection of Pranks, Stunts, Deceptions, and Other Wonderful Stories Contrived for the Public from the Middle Ages to the New Millennium
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0525946780 ISBN 13 : 9780525946786
Editeur : E P Dutton, 2002

Synopsis

Presents an entertaining collection of hundreds of documented historical hoaxes, pranks, deceptions, and stunts that have fooled the public from the Middle Ages to the present day, from Edgar Allan Poe's literary deception to P. T. Barnum, the master hoaxer, discussing the origin of April Fool's Day, providing a Gullibility Test, and more. 50,000 first printing.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Alex Boese is a graduate student at the University of California at San Diego, where he is completing his doctoral dissertation. He is the creator and curator of www.museumofhoaxes.com, which began in 1997 as research notes for his dissertation. His website has received acclaim from Yahoo!, as well as USA Today and other newspapers around the world.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
E P Dutton
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0525946780
ISBN 13 
9780525946786
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible