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Summary: There has never been a funnier book on history
Review: WIll Cuppy's book has more laugh-inducing material per square inch than any other book on history, easily putting much better-known books (like those of Armour) in the shade. Mr. Cuppy is the most under-rated of all American writers in this century, because he wrote humor, and especially because so much of his humor is dry and requires a little thought on the part of the reader. (This last requirement doubtless is fatal for the sales and popularity of any book.) Will Cuppy's secret was to read ABSOLUTELY everything on a subject, known and obscure, and then write an essay of 1 to 5 pages about it. He knew how to skewer pretension, academic pedantry, and indeed all the excesses of the academic community better than any other writer. While he was at it, he also had great skill at exposing the foibles of his famous subjects. Like any humorist, he does not bat 1000, but when he hits, he is as funny as anybody else has even been.
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Summary: The History they don't want you to know!
Review: Will Cuppy's wry humor is a perfect fit for this collection of outlandish but true facts about figures throughout history. A diligent researcher, Cuppy gets the delightfully droll dirt on everyone from Cleopatra to Queen Victoria. A perfect solution for airing out those stale history books!
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Summary: Delightful retelling--with a twist
Review: Will Cuppy, a satirical writer with a Dave Barryian twist, literally rewrites history in this delightful history volume. Biting and sly, he pokes fun at many of the greatest people in history. He starts in ancient Egypt and quickly works his way through to Greece, the Middle Ages, on and on throughout the ages without a single dull spot. He is less outright-laugh-inducing than such comedians as Dave Barry or Gene Weingarten; rather, his wit is more likely to elicit snickers and "hee hee"s rather than belly laughs. Perhaps the only flaw in this glorious work of humor is that sadly, Cuppy never finished it. Never has the world history been so wonderfully and unstuffily written. A wonderful book!
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