FREE: Very Special People

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It is a hard cover book.
I stumbled across this title secondhand somewhere, and what a find it is! It covers, with lots of photos, the lives of many famous and lesser-known people. Because it does such a good job of satisfying ordinary human curiosity, I would not recommend it to the very young and/or impressionable, as it could be haunting -- a small caveat, as most young folks who are able to read the engaging and straightforward text will probably be mature enough for the subject matter. There is also an interesting introduction, covering the language and background of the field of "special people" ("Odd Man Out," "The Comprachicos," "Motives for Wonder," "Ugly Words," etc.). The chapter headings include: "Chained for Life," [conjoined twins]; "Armless and Legless Wonders"; "The Hairy People"; "The Little People" [including Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren]; "There Were Giants in the Earth"; "Fat and Skinny"; "An Odd Lot" [including Zip the Pinhead]; and "Very, Very Special People" [including the Elephant Man]. Truly a fascinating book about real people.