The Intimate Sex Lives Of Famous People
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What really happened behind the closed doors of history's most celebrated figures? The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People presents a boldly candid and meticulously researched compendium of the romantic and erotic lives of over 200 of the world's most iconic individuals — from presidents and poets to painters and philosophers — stripping away the polished veneer of public mythology to reveal the surprisingly human, often scandalous, and occasionally tender private lives beneath. Drawing on historical records, letters, diaries, and biographical accounts, the book chronicles the passions, obsessions, and peculiarities that drove some of history's greatest minds and most powerful personalities. A natural successor to the phenomenally successful The Book of Lists, this volume carries the same irresistible, compulsively readable format that made its predecessors cultural touchstones of popular non-fiction. The Wallace family's collaborative style is at once encyclopaedic and entertaining — scholarly in its sourcing yet delightfully gossipy in its delivery — making history feel bracingly alive and immediate. Whether uncovering Napoleon's romantic insecurities or the surprising libertinism of celebrated literary figures, the book leaves the reader questioning just how well we ever truly know the legends we venerate.
Author: Irving Wallace, Amy Wallace, David Wallechinsky, Sylvia Wallace
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
What really happened behind the closed doors of history's most celebrated figures? The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People presents a boldly candid and meticulously researched compendium of the romantic and erotic lives of over 200 of the world's most iconic individuals — from presidents and poets to painters and philosophers — stripping away the polished veneer of public mythology to reveal the surprisingly human, often scandalous, and occasionally tender private lives beneath. Drawing on historical records, letters, diaries, and biographical accounts, the book chronicles the passions, obsessions, and peculiarities that drove some of history's greatest minds and most powerful personalities. A natural successor to the phenomenally successful The Book of Lists, this volume carries the same irresistible, compulsively readable format that made its predecessors cultural touchstones of popular non-fiction. The Wallace family's collaborative style is at once encyclopaedic and entertaining — scholarly in its sourcing yet delightfully gossipy in its delivery — making history feel bracingly alive and immediate. Whether uncovering Napoleon's romantic insecurities or the surprising libertinism of celebrated literary figures, the book leaves the reader questioning just how well we ever truly know the legends we venerate.