{"product_id":"worlds-first-human-cannonball-mike-barfield-9781800783737","title":"World's First Human Cannonball","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Ever wondered what it would be like to be an Incan runner, carrying messages across the ancient Andes at lightning speed? Or perhaps a jester, keeping the royal courts in stitches with your hilarious antics? What about a stage farter? A poo collector? A body double? All these jobs are yours for the taking in history's line-up of the world's oddest jobs.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In this book, you'll encounter a colourful cast of characters who embraced the quirkiest of professions, including the legendary Harry Houdini who defied the laws of nature with his mind-bending magic tricks; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American stunt-pilot; Marie Tussaud who fled the French Revolution and came to London to create wax sculptures; Zazel, a Victorian daredevil who became the first human cannonball; and the amazing story of Samuel Sorensen Adams, inventor of many of the most famous joke shop gags such as sneezing powder, the handshake buzzer and the stink bomb.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;This treasure trove of history's most peculiar jobs will leave you laughing, gasping, and wondering what job you'd have chosen in days gone by - and what jobs you might encounter in the future...\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Templar Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50078563795232,"sku":"9781800783737","price":9.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781800783737.jpg?v=1785184083","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/worlds-first-human-cannonball-mike-barfield-9781800783737","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}