A Short History: Thumbnail Sketches of 50 Little Giants [Hardcover]

Joan Kanel Slomanson (Author), T. R. Nimen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Celebrating short people and offering proof that height has no bearing on success, this volume features lighthearted biographical profiles and caricatures of 50 towering personas, including Beethoven, Tyrone (Muggsy) Bogues, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Mother Teresa, Queen Victoria, Truman Capote, Auguste Rodin, Danny DeVito, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 110 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789203332
• ISBN-13: 978-0789203335
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,690,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very witty, brilliantly illustrated *little* book, June 3, 1998

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This review is from: A Short History: Thumbnail Sketches of 50 Little Giants (Hardcover)

A Short History - Thumbnail Sketches of 50 Little Giants is a book you cannot pass up, a marvelous gift, offering tidbits about people you thought you knew everything about (and didn't) full of wit and great illustrations in a beautifully designed book you will want to have for yourself too (whether you are short,medium or long). Don't wait for Christmas!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great gift for yourself and/or lucky friends, June 1, 1998

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This review is from: A Short History: Thumbnail Sketches of 50 Little Giants (Hardcover)

The perfect gift book (for yourself and lucky friends). A book that shows that: Small is Beautiful with fool-proof historical references and a perfectly matched sense of humour in script and graphics by a team with a great future,Joan Slomanson,writer,and T.R. Nimen's unbeatable sketches of these 50 mighty "litte giants". A treat for all sizes,small,medium and large !