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Certitude: A Profusely Illustrated Guide To Blockheads And Bullheads, Past And Present
by Adam Begley /
2009 / English / EPUB
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Sometimes all we have is the courage of our convictions. But not
all convictions are created equal. In fact, some are downright
delusional. And once a foolish notion sinks its teeth into the
famous or the powerful, look out–the impact can have profound
consequences for the rest of us. So it’s nothing short of
gratifying when our most bullheaded and self-righteous leading
lights insist on getting their way only to be proven egregiously
embarrassingly wrong. From politicians to pontiffs, movie stars to
moguls, and artists to inventors,
Sometimes all we have is the courage of our convictions. But not
all convictions are created equal. In fact, some are downright
delusional. And once a foolish notion sinks its teeth into the
famous or the powerful, look out–the impact can have profound
consequences for the rest of us. So it’s nothing short of
gratifying when our most bullheaded and self-righteous leading
lights insist on getting their way only to be proven egregiously
embarrassingly wrong. From politicians to pontiffs, movie stars to
moguls, and artists to inventors,Certitude
Certitude presents short
biographical sketches of notoriously stubborn individuals who were
certain they were right–with laughable, disturbing, and often
disastrous results.
presents short
biographical sketches of notoriously stubborn individuals who were
certain they were right–with laughable, disturbing, and often
disastrous results.
Earning a place among the greatest historical and contemporary
bullheads are:
Earning a place among the greatest historical and contemporary
bullheads are:
•Girolamo Savonarola, the Dominican friar who failed to place his
own vanities on the bonfire.
•Girolamo Savonarola, the Dominican friar who failed to place his
own vanities on the bonfire.
•Carry A. Nation, the saloon smasher who didn’t have a temperate
bone in her teetotaling body.
•Carry A. Nation, the saloon smasher who didn’t have a temperate
bone in her teetotaling body.
•Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes series, who
lacked the deductive reasoning he bestowed on his own
creation.
•Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes series, who
lacked the deductive reasoning he bestowed on his own
creation.
•Joseph Stalin, the hard-line Soviet leader who had a soft spot
after all.
•Joseph Stalin, the hard-line Soviet leader who had a soft spot
after all.
•Madonna, the queen of pop, who isn’t just a material girl: She’s
embraced Kabbalah and the doctrine of reincarnation–in other words,
she’ll be back!
•Madonna, the queen of pop, who isn’t just a material girl: She’s
embraced Kabbalah and the doctrine of reincarnation–in other words,
she’ll be back!
Informative, irreverent, and brilliantly illustrated by the
caricaturist Edward Sorel,
Informative, irreverent, and brilliantly illustrated by the
caricaturist Edward Sorel,Certitude
Certitude is a book for our time.
is a book for our time.