{"product_id":"celebrations-of-curious-characters-ricky-jay-9781936365036","title":"Celebrations of Curious Characters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCelebrations of Curious Characters\u003c\/i\u003e cracks open the personal vaults of Ricky Jay?raconteur, historian, and one of the world's great sleight-of-hand artists?exposing a wonderful world of amusing and arcane knowledge. Adapted from his popular radio series ?Jay's Journal of the Air,\" \u003ci\u003eCelebrations of Curious Characters\u003c\/i\u003e features one-page anecdotes of mind-bending performers (limbless jugglers, banjo-picking birds, Anglo-Texan saxophone-playing siamese twins) paired with engravings, mezzotints, and broadsheets from the author's remarkable collection. You'll find engaging vignettes on a daunting variety of topics: musical prodigies, cannon-ball catchers, conmen, card cheats, and performing politicians. Plus, a man who made a model of Lincoln Cathedral out of 1,000,800 bottle corks; a woman continuously pregnant for six-and-a-half years; a theatrical strong man who became the world's leading Egyptologist; and a healthy number of digressions on time, money, and the argot of thieves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ricky Jay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1936365030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936365036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McSweeney's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 9.20w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2011 pg. 78","brand":"Ricky Jay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453259264255,"sku":"9781936365036","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4afb09bf-98be-4693-9706-8e5ae1a8f0ce.jpg?v=1777299150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/celebrations-of-curious-characters-ricky-jay-9781936365036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}