What a Way to Go

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Paperback
2007
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In this wickedly humorous book, Geoffrey Abbott describes the effectiveness of instruments of torture and reveals the macabre origins of phrases such as gone west or drawn a blank. From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, What a Way to Go covers everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty and a lot you never thought to ask.

Synopsis

In this wickedly humorous book, Geoffrey Abbott describes the effectiveness of instruments of torture and reveals the macabre origins of phrases such as gone west or drawn a blank. From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, What a Way to Go covers everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty and a lot you never thought to ask.

$21.78

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Griffin,U.S.
Published: 08 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 0312366566
ISBN 13: 9780312366568

Media Reviews

We are very sick puppies . . . The fun, though, is in the oddities. --- The New York Times Book Review

Fascinating vignettes of death. ---The Wall Street Journal

We are very sick puppies . . . The fun, though, is in the oddities. --- The New York Times Book Review

Fascinating vignettes of death. ---The Wall Street Journal

We are very sick puppies . . . The fun, though, is in the oddities. --- The New York Times Book Review

Fascinating vignettes of death. ---The Wall Street Journal

We are very sick puppies . . . The fun, though, is in the oddities. The New York Times Book Review

Fascinating vignettes of death. The Wall Street Journal

We are very sick puppies . . . The fun, though, is in the oddities. --The New York Times Book Review

Fascinating vignettes of death. --The Wall Street Journal

Author Bio

Geoffrey Abbott served for many years as a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London. Author of nineteen books and contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica, he has made numerous television appearances.