In the week after Kennedy died she rang up a Life Magazine journalist and essentially said, come around for an interview. Much is made of Scott's sentimentality around the killing and eating of dogs, as if it's a failing or a weakness. Really enjoying this book and I have to say a few of my ideas about some of the hero’s I thought were hero’s has been totally debunked. They overthrew the corrupt and repressive Batista regime in Cuba, and at this point Guevara could be described was a hero, he says.

These essays sometimes show our heroes to be fallible human beings (like my boyhood hero Captain Scott) but sometimes we’re left with an impression of someone so warped (like Mother Theresa) that you wonder if…well, you know what, I’ll let you listen and decide for yourself. Having exposed some of the greatest lies ever told in Fake History, journalist Otto English turns his attention to some of history's biggest (and most beloved) figures. The lies and deceit by some are really quite disgusting if not surprising when appraised by C21's eyes and experience.There was never any sense in which Andy Warhol tried to claim otherwise, as his entire artistic life was about blurring the boundaries between consumerism and art.

Exploring everything from Captain Scott's reckless hunt for glory and Andy Warhol's flagrant thievery to Coco Chanel's murky Nazi past, Otto English dives into the hidden lives of some of history's most recognisable names. But like so many great people and thinkers throughout history he had a troubled side, a tormented soul and some considerable human flaws too.

This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Of course, he would scoff at the idea that he himself is any kind of hero yet here we are at the nub of the problem. Otto English’s latest foray into the murky waters of historical deception interrogates the heroic mono-myth popularised by Joseph Campbell with a critical analysis of some key luminaries whose true life exploits fall far short of their legend. He has always been fascinated by the writing of history and the creation of political narratives, and has spoken about them on BBC News, BBC Radio 4 and LBC He lives in south-east London with his wife and two children. A great read but you will have to make up your own mind as to whether the people described in this book are hero or zero.

Biography: Author of bestseller Fake History, Otto English is the pen name of journalist Andrew Scott. From the author of Fake History , Otto English, comes a shocking yet hilarious look at ten of the greatest liars from our past, examining these previously unquestioned idols and exposing what they were trying to hide.To any feminist reading this book, it will come as very little surprise as to the despicable lies, deceit and misogyny carried out against them in telling many historical discoveries. Plan Like a Millionaire is part of a riveting three-part series, and it's all about elevating your game and setting goals like a seven-figure earner. Easily the worst proofread book I’ve read, with loads of pretty jarring mistakes and really erratic punctuation. At the very pivotal moment after Stalin had died when the Soviet Union itself was denouncing Stalin. Some of the individuals covered in this book became icons by accident or by dint of their good looks.