Lemmings Don't Leap
by Edwin Moore
Did you know:
Sherlock Holmes never wore a deerstalker
Saladin was not an Arab
Keith Moon did not drive a Rolls-Royce into a swimming pool
Hitler did not snub Jesse Owens
The book also shoots down a number of myths in the "so bizarre it’s got to be true" category:
Charles Manson did not audition for the Monkees
Walter Sickert was not Jack the Ripper
Albert Camus did not play in goal for Algeria
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ISBN-13:
978 0550 10293 5
Paperback
228pp
198 x 129mm
This amusing and informative book explodes dozens of fondly-held beliefs, from the serious to the frivolous. 180 short articles consider the evidence for many generally accepted "facts" about the natural world, famous people and historical figures, food and drink, literary characters and much more.
