Busted
! The 50 most overrated things in history exposed
Mark Juddery
Random House 2008
A hilarious, myth-busting romp through
history
Mark
Juddery is a writer and journalist whose features appear in The Sydney Morning
Herald, The Australian and everything in between, including a popular weekly
column in The Canberra Times. He has an acerbic tongue, a vicious turn of
phrase and a great sense of wit. He also has some mean research behind his
work.
In
Busted ! He examines the fifty most overrated things in history. This is not just an excuse for personal
diatribes or hysterical attacks, each item is meticulously researched and his
criticism backed with cold, hard facts. This is scepticism at its most
informative and wickedly entertaining.
From
the non existence of the Brontosaurus to the success of the Titanic. From
Gallipoli as the foundation of Australian culture to Google, from Pirates to
the Wall Street Crash, this is one eye opening book !
This review will appear in Volume 2:1
(2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.
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