| Bizarrism Vol 1.: The Revised and Expanded Edition Volume One Revised, Expand Edition Contributor(s): Mikul, Chris (Author), Smith, Glenn |
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ISBN: 1909394327 ISBN-13: 9781909394322 Publisher: Headpress OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Reference - Reference | Curiosities & Wonders - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bizarrism is a collection of strange-but-true tales, featuring a grand parade of eccentrics, visionaries, crackpots, cult leaders, artists, theorists and outsiders of every stripe. First published in 1999, this new, fully revised and expanded edition revisits a host of unique individuals, including: . William Chidley, who believed that, when it comes to sex, we ve all been making a terrible mistake . Arthur Cravan, who combined poetry with boxing . Slim Gaillard, jazz singer and dispenser of vout . William Lindsay Gresham, author of the classic noir novel Nightmare Alley . Rosaleen Norton, Australia s most notorious witch . Harry Crosby, poet, sun worshipper and the best looking corpse of 1929 . Reginal Levgiac, author of the mysterious pamphlet Drugs Virus Germs." |
Contributor Bio(s): Mikul, Chris: - Chris Mikul is a Sydney-based writer and publisher of the long-running zine Bizarrism, which is devoted to all manner of real-life strangeness.Smith, Glenn: - Bizarrism features numerous illustrations by the Australian artist Glenn Smith creator of many brilliant album covers and posters. Website here: weirdgalaxy.com/glenno_web/gallery.html |
