How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
A couple of years ago, for one of my library science classes, I read How They Croaked by the same author. It was an interesting enough read that I bought it for my classroom. Lately, I have a student who doesn't particularly like reading working her way through that book and enjoying it. I told her I thought there was another one, and that I would order it for the classroom. This came in the same day we got out for Christmas break, so I got a chance to read it before I take it to school with me.
What I like about this book is that it is accessible to virtually any reader. When it uses "big words," it explains what the word means. It's also a great read for students who like nonfiction and history. I also like that the people they focused on in this book are known, but not necessarily taught these days. People like Anne Boleyn, Isabella of Castille, Sir Isaac Newton, Montezuma, etc. The reader gets to learn a bit more than they would in their history course; I know I did.
I do hope the author writes more books like this. As I said, it's a great and fun read, and is accessible to virtually anyone.
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