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100 1 Croker, Charlie,|d1971-
245 10 I Didn't Get Where I Am ... :|bHow the Rich and Famous
Achieved Their Success /|cCharlie Croker.
264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press,
|c[2012]
264 4 |c©2012
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520 Countless revealing and entertaining glimpses into the
methods—and sometimes madness—of many of the world's most
famous figuresDid you know that Beethoven made every cup
of coffee with exactly 60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple
always had precisely 56 curls in her hair? Or that the
young Frank Sinatra practiced underwater swimming as a way
of developing his ability to hold long breaths? This book
brings a blend of gripping trivia and incisive humor to
the question of how famous high achievers reached those
heights. Readers will see Chopin sleeping with wedges
between his fingers to increase their span, learn how P.G.
Wodehouse reminded himself which pages of a manuscript
still needed work, and find out why Thomas Edison chose
his research assistants on the basis of their soup-eating
habits. From ancient Egypt to the modern day, here are the
secrets of their success.
538 System requirements: Adobe Digital editions.
588 0 Print version record.
650 0 Eccentrics and eccentricities.
650 0 Celebrities|vMiscellanea.
650 7 HISTORY / Social History.|2bisacsh
655 0 Electronic books.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aCroker, Charlie, 1966-|tI didn't get
where I am--.|dStroud : History, 2012.|z9780752465319
(hardback) :|w(Uk)016094670
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