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Charlatan
America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Written by Pope Brock
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $14.95
“An extraordinary saga of the most dangerous quack of all time...entrancing” –USA Today
In 1917, John R. Brinkley–America’s most brazen con man–introduced an outlandish surgical method for restoring fading male virility.
It was all nonsense, but thousands of eager customers quickly made “Dr.” Brinkley one of America’s richest men–and a national... Read more >
America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Written by Pope Brock
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $14.95
“An extraordinary saga of the most dangerous quack of all time...entrancing” –USA Today
In 1917, John R. Brinkley–America’s most brazen con man–introduced an outlandish surgical method for restoring fading male virility.
It was all nonsense, but thousands of eager customers quickly made “Dr.” Brinkley one of America’s richest men–and a national... Read more >
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Charlatan
America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Written by Pope Brock
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 5, 2008
Price: $14.95
In 1917, after years of selling worthless patent remedies throughout the Southeast, John R. Brinkley–America’s most brazen young con man–arrived in the tiny town of Milford, Kansas. He set up a medical practice and introduced an outlandish surgical method using goat glands to restore the fading virility of local farmers.
It was... Read more >
America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Written by Pope Brock
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 5, 2008
Price: $14.95
In 1917, after years of selling worthless patent remedies throughout the Southeast, John R. Brinkley–America’s most brazen young con man–arrived in the tiny town of Milford, Kansas. He set up a medical practice and introduced an outlandish surgical method using goat glands to restore the fading virility of local farmers.
It was... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead
Written by David Shields
Read by Don Leslie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 5, 2008
Price: $17.50
Mesmerized–at times unnerved–by his ninety-seven-year-old father’s nearly superhuman vitality and optimism, David Shields undertakes an investigation of the human physical condition. The result is this exhilarating audiobook: both a personal meditation on mortality and an exploration of flesh-and-blood existence from crib to oblivion–an exploration that paradoxically prompts a renewed and profound... Read more >
Written by David Shields
Read by Don Leslie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 5, 2008
Price: $17.50
Mesmerized–at times unnerved–by his ninety-seven-year-old father’s nearly superhuman vitality and optimism, David Shields undertakes an investigation of the human physical condition. The result is this exhilarating audiobook: both a personal meditation on mortality and an exploration of flesh-and-blood existence from crib to oblivion–an exploration that paradoxically prompts a renewed and profound... Read more >
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