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Zusatztext ‘This endlessly fascinating collection of stories reveals people whose extraordinary luck brought them fame or fortune, and occasionally both.’ Informationen zum Autor Daniel M. Smith worked in publishing as a researcher, writer and editor of non-fiction (including The Statesman's Yearbook - a geo-political guide to the word - The Artist's Yearbook and The Screenwriters Handbook) and in 2003 lived and worked in Calcutta, India. He is the author of World in Your Pocket, a factbook about the countries and cultures of the world, and the forthcoming Sherlock Holmes: An Elementary Guide. He lives in east London with his partner, Rosie, and an assortment of fish. Klappentext Tells us the stories of inventors! Nobel Prize winners! scientists! actresses! escapees! engineers! kings! architects! pop stars! criminals! supermodels! tennis champions! opera singers and many more who have benefited from happy serendipity. This title celebrates the type of unexpected good fortune we all dream of. Zusammenfassung Tells us the stories of inventors, Nobel Prize winners, scientists, actresses, escapees, engineers, kings, architects, pop stars, criminals, supermodels, tennis champions, opera singers and many more who have benefited from happy serendipity. This title celebrates the type of unexpected good fortune we all dream of.
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'This endlessly fascinating collection of stories reveals people whose extraordinary luck brought them fame or fortune, and occasionally both.' Good Book Guide
