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02074cam a2200373 i 4500 |
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858975729 |
| CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20141215010127.0 |
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130925s2014 nyuab j b 001 0 eng |
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| LC control number |
2013039127 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780545776776 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
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OCLCO |
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YDXCP |
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BTCTA |
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OJ4 |
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OCO |
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JBL |
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INR |
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OCLCF |
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GZD |
| AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
GZDA |
| Local processing data |
ls* |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
920 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Bragg, Georgia. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
How they choked : |
| Remainder of title |
failures, flops, and flaws of the awfully famous / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
200 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, maps ; |
| Dimensions |
26 cm. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Marco Polo: staying alive (1254-1324) -- Queen Isabella of Spain: omg (1451-1504) -- King Montezuma II: oops, there go the Aztecs (1466-1520) -- Ferdinand Magellan: dead in the water -- Anne Boleyn: fatal attractions (1501-1536) -- Isaac Newton: the law's in town (1642-1727) -- Benedict Arnold: stinker, traitor, soldier, spy (1741-1801) -- Susan B. Anthony: she had a dream (1820-1906) -- George Armstrong Custer: dressed to kill (1839-1876) -- Thomas Alva Edison: shocking inventor (1847-1931) -- Vincent Van Gogh: least likely to succeed (1853-1890) -- J. Bruce Ismay: first-class coward (1862-1937) -- Joseph Jefferson Jackson ("Shoeless Joe"): game over (1887-1951) -- Amelia M. Earhart: winging it (1897-1937). |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Presents a humorous look at the flaws and foibles of some of the most famous personalities of history, including such figures as Marco Polo, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Edison, and Amelia Earhart. |
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History |
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Celebrities |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Decision making. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
O'Malley, Kevin, |
| Relator term |
illustrator. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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920 BRA |
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412 |
