false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223646913m/88273.jpg 88273 4 Forget the history you were taught in school; Richard Zacks's version is crueler and funnier than anything you might have learned in seventh-grade civics--and much more of a gross-out, too. Described on the book jacket as an "autodidact extraordinaire," Zacks is also the author of <I>History Laid Bare</I>, making him something of an expert guide through history's back alleys and side streets. There's no fact too seamy or perverse for Zacks to drag out into the light of day, from matters scatological and sexual to some of history's most truly bizarre episodes. Curious about ancient nose-blowing etiquette? What about the sexual proclivities of Catherine the Great? Throughout chapters such as "The Evolution of Underwear" and "Dentistry Before Novocaine," Zacks proves a tireless debunker of popular myths as well as a muckraker par excellence. 1429026 1997 An Underground Education : The Unauthorized and Outrageous Supplement to Everything You Thought You Knew About Art, Sex, Business, Crime, Science, Medicine, and Other Fields of Human total:306|5:114|4:117|3:66|2:8|1:1| 306 1253 493 49 4 2 false false Fri May 23 08:27:10 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 13:25:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sun May 06 22:39:08 -0700 2007 Sun May 06 22:42:33 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 25 14:19:35 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 14:26:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Sep 05 08:35:16 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 08:42:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 22:03:25 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 22:11:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 true false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Apr 30 11:31:27 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 11:34:36 -0700 2008
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The pope ran a harem. Doctors used to kill people. Fascinating short stories that will challenge everything you thought you knew of the past.]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 22 15:56:33 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 14:07:47 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 15:56:33 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 07 12:54:38 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 12:57:31 -0800 2009
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It's not exactly highbrow stuff, but at least it's entertaining in a horrible sort of way. ]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 15:51:31 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:53:06 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Aug 30 22:45:31 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 22:46:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 13:12:16 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 13:12:48 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 09 19:52:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 19:52:39 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=88273