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Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists Adam Sutherland

Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists By Adam Sutherland

Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists by Adam Sutherland

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Summary

Barmy Biogs looks at the life stories of the most kooky, eccentric and downright barmy characters throughout the course of world history!

Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists Summary

Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists by Adam Sutherland

Discover all about the fascinating lives of some of the most unusual, quirky and eccentric characters in world history! Learn about the horror story writer who was afraid of the dark, find out why one famous artist paid workers to dig up a corpse, and how one of Britain's most famous authors managed to publish 80 books without writing a single word.

Peppered with Crackpot Quiz questions and Mad, Bad and Truly Sticky Endings features this book is enthralling, entertaining and educational all at the same time!

About Adam Sutherland

Adam Sutherland is an award-winning journalist and non-fiction writer with over 20 years` experience in the industry. He has written for publications including The Observer, Wired and Esquire magazines, and has won the PPA Specialist Writer of the Year Award for his coverage of sport, and a BSME award for Young Writer of the Year. He started his writing career covering bands and music for style magazines The Face, i-D and Arena, but more recently has expanded to cover film, new media and business. He has written a series of business titles for young adults on companies such as Nike, Google and Facebook, and biographies of rapper Jay-Z and Apple founder Steve Jobs.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Rivera - Tall tales
  • 2: van Gogh - Who needs ears anyway?
  • 3: Byron - Animal magic
  • 4: Dickens - An obsession with death
  • 5: Dickinson - The writer who never left the house
  • 6: Eliot - The writer who loved practical jokes
  • 7: Carroll - The word inventor
  • 8: Twain - The first stand-up comedian
  • 9: Christie - The writer who never wrote a single word
  • 10: da Vinci - The painter who was obsessed with the war
  • 11: Wilde - The man who dressed as a woman
  • 12: Tolkien - The writer who thought he was a Hobbit
  • 13: Fitzgerald - The writer who hated his feet

Additional information

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9780750283786
0750283785
Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists by Adam Sutherland
Adam Sutherland
Barmy Biogs
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
2016-11-10
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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