The Pocket Guide to Brilliance
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Punctuated with both sharp and dry wit, Bart King presents a wealth of fascinating trivia.Brilliant people are those who walk father, think deeper, and talk louder than the rest of us. They do what it takes to get the job done, and then some.Learn from masters of brilliance like:The first female journalist, Anne Royall, who forced an interview with John Quincy Adams by stealing his clothes while he was skinny dipping!
Candidate John Lindsay, who released chickens at a speech by his opponent, George Wallace, in order to shame Wallace into a debate.
Benjamin Franklin, the originator of phrases like “A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one,” and “A man who lives on hope, dies farting.”
Punctuated with both sharp and dry wit, Bart King presents a wealth of fascinating trivia. Brilliant people are those who walk father, think deeper, and talk louder than the rest of us. They do what it takes to get the job done, and then some.
Bart King, a self-proclaimed “dabbler,” is interested in games, magic, current events, music, chess, history, literature, geography, travel, crime, science fiction, art, and almost everything else! The veteran of many water-balloon wars, he’s twice won the prized “Arrested Development” award from the New York Society of Amateur Psychologists. He earned a master’s degree in history from Sonoma State University and has taught middle school for the past fifteen years.Bart’s work has been featured in The Oregonian, The Portland Tribune, Chicago Parent, Family Fun magazine and many other publications. He has also appeared on dozens of television and radio programs including the widely syndicated “Bob and Tom Show.”Not only is Bart a wild and crazy boy, he’s also the author of bestseller The Big Book of Boy Stuff. Bart subsequently co-authored The Big Book of Girl Stuff with his five sisters and 50 former students. This title won widespread acclaim; if you are skeptical (and you should be!) please see its product page. You can also find Bart at his awesome website: Bartking.net
This book has been specially designed by scientists to cultivate your brilliance and to encourage you to be a more engaged citizen. It does this by shining a light on the United States. Not everyone has considered Americans as being brilliant. Innovative, yes. Inventive, yes. Invasive, occasionally. Brilliant? Not so much.
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How many stamps would it take to mail yourself?
That was the question facing Henry Brown in 1849. A slave in Richmond, Virginia, Brown came up with a first-class plan to mail himself to freedom.
He got a shipping crate large enough that he could just barely fit into it. Breathing holes were bored into it, and a local shopkeeper agreed to mail Brown in the crate to Philadelphia. Brown got into the crate, the lid was nailed shut, and off he went.
The total length of the trip was just over a day, but in that time, Brown was left upside down for hours. Luckily, on a steamboat, two men turned the crate right-side up to use for a chair. After his arrival in Philadelphia, Brown eventually escaped to Great Britain, leaving Virginia far behind. He even got a cool nickname out of the endeavor: Henry “Box” Brown.
Special Delivery
How many stamps would it take to mail yourself?
That was the question facing Henry Brown in 1849. A slave in Richmond, Virginia, Brown came up with a first-class plan to mail himself to freedom.
He got a shipping crate large enough that he could just barely fit into it. Breathing holes were bored into it, and a local shopkeeper agreed to mail Brown in the crate to Philadelphia. Brown got into the crate, the lid was nailed shut, and off he went.
The total length of the trip was just over a day, but in that time, Brown was left upside down for hours. Luckily, on a steamboat, two men turned the crate right-side up to use for a chair. After his arrival in Philadelphia, Brown eventually escaped to Great Britain, leaving Virginia far behind. He even got a cool nickname out of the endeavor: Henry “Box” Brown.
Introduction? 6
Quick Wits and Canny Minds? 9
Plymouth Rocks? 31
Bad Habits and Funky Customs? 48
Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution? 76
How to Win an Election? 98
Wanna Be a Cowboy?? 112
Playin’ It Old School? 131
Brilliant Women? 141
Brilliant Leaders? 169
Great Expectorations? 214
Not-So-Brilliant Villains? 229
Forgotten Brilliance? 252
Quick Wits and Canny Minds? 9
Plymouth Rocks? 31
Bad Habits and Funky Customs? 48
Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution? 76
How to Win an Election? 98
Wanna Be a Cowboy?? 112
Playin’ It Old School? 131
Brilliant Women? 141
Brilliant Leaders? 169
Great Expectorations? 214
Not-So-Brilliant Villains? 229
Forgotten Brilliance? 252
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| Dimensions | 1 × 6 × 4 in |
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