Book description
Did you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly
60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her
hair? Or that the young Frank Sinatra practised underwater swimming as
a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths? In I Didn't Get
Where I Am, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping tales
and incisive humour to the question of how famous high achievers
reached those heights. We'll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between
his fingers to increase their span, learn how P G Wodehouse reminded
himself which pages of a manuscript still needed work, and find out
why Thomas Edison chose his research assistants on the basis of their
soup-eating habits. This revealings and entertaining book provides
countless glimpses into the methods - and sometimes madness - of the
world's most famous figures. From ancient Egypt to the modern day,
you're about to learn the secrets of their secrets...
Former BBC producer Mark Mason (aka Charlie Croker) is a
full-time writer. He is the author of a number of successful titles,
including Lost in Translation, Still Lost in Translation, 8 out of 10
Brits and The Importance of Being Trivial.
