Why should readers wade through hundreds of pages of mundane biographical information about somebody famous, when they really would prefer to just read the good parts? Jack Mingo's collection of 20th-century biographies includes only what readers want to read about. From the strange coincidences to the unusual relationships to the feuds, flings, and failures, here are the most compelling facts about the most compelling figures.
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Conditioned by TV talk shows and tabloid magazines, we've come to expect dirt, the full dirt and nothing but the dirt in our profiles of the rich and famous. Author Jack Mingo obliges in this aptly named look at personalities as diverse as Harpo Marx (read about his first near-sex experience) and Lee Harvey Oswald (he had a plan to kill Richard Nixon). Essentially a collection of dossier-like items on each celebrity, (many of them written with help from contributors to Usenet newsgroups on the Internet), this makes for compulsive reading without needing a lot of commitment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed reading Jack Mingo's "The Juicy Parts",
By dbeasley@halcyon.com (Des Moines, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Juicy Parts (Paperback)
As a recently retired teacher of 37 years I had gained quite a reputation as a "story teller". Many of the stories I told my students were of the same nature as Mingo's book subtitled, "Things Your History Teacher Never Told You About the 20th Century's Most Famous People". I DID tell them, at least what I knew but I was truly fascinated with the depth of information in Mingo's book. I would recommend it highly for adults. Some of the things he reported on I would not have shared with my 7th and 8th graders
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Star Gossip,
This review is from: The Juicy Parts (Paperback)
Everyone loves to go to the supermarket checkout lines and read the Enquirer. This book is nothing more than a bigger version of the Enquirer. The author tells interesting gossip about specially chosen famous people. I think he mainly chose people that were homosexual or had homosexual tendencies. It is amazing how many "stars" have homosexual leanings or who can't keep their pants on. If you like to read those rag mags, then you will enjoy this free for all.
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