Karl Shaw
Karl Shaw has worked as a journalist, in advertising and in marketing. His books include New York Times bestsellers Royal Babylon: The Alarming History of European Royalty and 5 People Who Died During Sex: and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists.
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Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
The alarming history of the British, and European, aristocracy - from Argyll to Wellington and from Byron to Tolstoy, stories of madness, murder, misery, greed…
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The Mammoth Book of Tasteless and Outrageous Lists
Prepare to be even more revolted, flabbergasted, appalled and entertained by this incredible follow-up collection of bizarre but absolutely true trivia. Nothing is too distasteful…
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The Mammoth Book of Losers
This compendious celebration of ineptitude includes some of history’s most spectacularly ill-conceived expeditions and entirely useless pursuits, and features tales of black comedy, insane foolhardiness,…
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The Giant Bathroom Reader
Did you know that during a visit to Germany, Peter the Great once used his host’s curtains as toilet paper? That a French dwarf once…