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Napoleon's Hemorrhoids…And Other Small Events That Changed History

Auteur(s): Phil Mason
Narrateur(s): LJ Ganser
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Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleon's Hemorrhoids is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs. In one of Phil Mason's many revelations, you'll learn that Communist jets were two minutes away from opening fire on American planes during the Cuban missile crisis, when they had to turn back as they were running out of fuel. You'll discover that before the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon's painful hemorrhoids prevented him from mounting his horse to survey the battlefield. You'll learn that an irate blacksmith threw his hammer at a fox and missed, hitting a rock and revealing the largest vein of silver ever discovered, thus changing the finances of Canada forever. Interestingly, Charlton Heston was cast as Moses in The Ten Commandments because his broken nose made him look like Michelangelo's famous sculpture of Moses. Finally, no one knows Einstein's last words. They were in German, a language his nurse did not speak.

©2010 Phil Mason (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Monde Nature et écologie Science Drôle Spirituel Impérialisme Japon impérial
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The transition time between stories was non existent and it made it hard to tell where one anecdote began and the other ended. It would be great to go a little deeper into these stories too, as some were fascinating . Also the pro-American bias was thick. War of 1812 specifically…

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This collection of anecdotes makes for an enjoyable listen, and the narrator is animated and engaging. However, do not base your pronunciation of proper names and place names - especially British place names - on how the narrator is saying them!

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