The Humbugs of the World
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P. T. Barnum
(4,167 Sterne; 9 Bewertungen)
P. T. Barnum exposes some of the chief humbugs of the world with his usual entertaining style. He looks at medicine and quacks, ghosts, witchcraft, religious humbugs, money manias, adventurers, personal reminiscences, and much more. (Summary by Barry Eads) (12 hr 47 min)
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Vivia, LibriVox Populi, semi-invalid bookworm
(5 Sterne)
A favorite library book of mine ! Guaranteed entertaining, this gem might be better-known if its author were not P.T. Barnum. I suspect most people would assume his subject matter to be narrow, circus-related. But this turns out to be chapter after chapter of fascinating facts, figures, and anecdotes on matters like: patent medicine, with matchless eyewitness stories of especially successful medicine shows; and food adulteration before any safety regulations with a litany of jaw-dropping examples of the disgusting and downright poisonous junk sold to Americans as food and drink--! And that is just two chapters {18 and 19). Great resource for researchers. Best as sheer entertainment. reviews have limited length but I'll list a few until I'm cut off. ch.28-30 medical humbugs. Chapter 8, Dr.Brandryth's [sp] pills -- profiles modern (1830s on) advertising success.Ch 9-13 Debunking notorious mediums of the day. ch.35 ghosts, demons, haunted houses.
The Humbugs of the World- P.T. Barnum
JasonLamproe
(5 Sterne)
Loved this book! I'm not a huge fan of the several narrator system as the listener has to atune to a new reader every chapter, but that is my only complaint. I really enjoy the works of P.T. Barnum on here and hope there may be more in the future.
(2 Sterne)
Started off great but lost its way