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Black Cargoesby Daniel P. Mannix , Malcolm CowleyISBN 0141391235 (0-14-139123-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Freaks: We Who Are Not As Othersby Daniel P. MannixISBN 0965104257 (0-9651042-5-7)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freaks: We Who Are Not As Others'Book summary:History. Cultural studies. Another long out-of-print classic book based on Mannix's personal acquaintence with sideshow stars such as the Alligator Man and the Monkey Woman, etc. Read all about the notorious love affairs of midgets; the amazing story of the elephant boy; the unusual amours of Jolly Daisy, the fat woman; the famous pinhead who inspired Verdi's RIGOLETTO; the tragedy of Betty Lou Williams and her parasitic twin; the black midget, only 34 inches tall, who was happily married to a 264-pound wife; the human torso who could sew, crochet and type; and bizarre accounts of normal humans turned into freaks -- either voluntarily or by evil design! 88 astounding photographs and additional material from the author's personal collection. RE/search has provided us with a moving glimpse at the rarified world of physical deformity; aglimpse that ultimately succeeds in its goal of humanizing the inhuman, revealing the beauty that lies behind the grotesque and in dramatically illustrating the triumph of the human spirit in th [via]
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The Hell Fire Clubby Daniel P. MannixISBN 0743413156 (0-7434-1315-6)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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The History of Tortureby Daniel P. MannixISBN 0750932716 (0-7509-3271-6)
Softcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The History of Torture'Book summary:[via]'Morality is nothing more than an expression of expediency' a notorious torturer reportedly once replied to objections about his profession. From the primitive snake pit to sophisticated methods of brainwashing, literally thousands of techniques have been devised to distort both the body and the mind - and to satisfy the sadistic needs of those who command, perform and witness human torture. In The History of Torture, Daniel P. Mannix examines with honesty and thoroughness every aspect of torture: the professional torturers, many of them history's most famous men and women; their theories and techniques; the role torture has played in history; and the refinements brought to the practice of torture by individual fanatics, religious groups, the military and entire cultures. The result is information on the infliction of pain for punishment or coercion from pre-history to modern times.This remarkable work discusses not only the history of torture but its moral implications as well. Everyone interested in the long and difficult course of human rights, personal and political freedom and in the history of crime and punishment will find the book fascinating and enlightening.
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Memoirs of a Sword Swallower : Formerly Step Right Upby Daniel P. MannixISBN 0965046958 (0-9650469-5-8)
Softcover, RE/Search
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memoirs of a Sword Swallower : Formerly Step Right Up'Book summary:Memoirs of a Sword Swallower is Daniel P. Mannix's autobiography as a sword-swallower with a traveling sideshow, illustrated with photos from the 30s and 40s taken by the author. An example of Classic Americana, this book offers a portrayal of a vanished world of working-class performance artists who earned a living by their unique bodies and imaginations. Stars include the Fat Lady, the human beanpole, the Ostrich man who ate broken glass, and many more. The "tricks" behind eating fire and swallowing swords are explicated with clarity and candor. This book will appeal to all who speculate about the outer limits of pain, pleasure, and revulsion. Mannix went on to become the supreme noir historian of the 20th century, penning Those About to Die (about the Roman games in the Colosseum), a biography of Aleister Crowley called The Beast, The Hellfire Club (about an upper-class British secret society), and many more. Mannix was sent a membership card from Anton LaVey's Church of Satan, although like Marcel Duchamp and Groucho Marx he was not a joiner, preferring to remain staunchly independent.[via]More editions of Memoirs of a Sword Swallower : Formerly Step Right Up:
The Old Navyby Daniel P. Mannix , Daniel Pratt MannixISBN 0025794701 (0-02-579470-1)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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Tales of the African Frontierby John A. Hunter, Daniel P. MannixISBN 1571572422 (1-57157-242-2)
Hardcover, Safari Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales of the African Frontier'Book summary:John Hunter writes about East Africa's most illustrious characters in a time that is gone, but not forgotten. [via]
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Those About to Dieby Daniel P. MannixISBN 0345216245 (0-345-21624-5)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Way of the Gladiatorby Daniel P. MannixISBN 159687077X (1-59687-077-X)
Softcover, ibooks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way of the Gladiator'Book summary:"Hail Caesar, we who are about to dic salute you"! And die the gladiators did. In a vast marble Colosseum larger than the Yankee Stadium, the people of Rome, patrician and commoner, flocked to see gladiators mangled beneath the hoofs and wheels of horses and chariots, slaughtered by half-starved wild beasts and butchered by well-armed and armoured professionals. With the Empire in decline, death and torture became the only spectacles that satisfied the decadent Romans' longing. The Emperor Trajan gave one set of games that lasted 122 days; at its end, 11 000 people and 10 000 animals had been killed. The people of Rome loved it- and they wanted more. This is the extraordinary and true account of the Roman Games and the gladiators who fought and died in the cruelest, costliest spectacles of all time! [via]
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