Freaks

Freaks

Meet the strangest people who ever lived!<br><br>Read all about:<br><br>• the notorious love affairs of midgets<br>• the strange sex lives of Siamese twins<br>• the dwarf clown's wife whose feet grew directly from her body<br>• the mule-faced woman whose son became her manager<br>• the unusual amours of Jolly Daisy, the fat woman<br>• the famous pinhead who inspired Verdi's <i>Rigoletto<br>• </i>the tragedy of Betty Lou Williams and her parasitic twin<br>• the midget, only 34 inches tall, who was happily married to a 264-pound wife<br>• the human torso who could sew, crochet, and type<br>• and bizarre accounts of normal humans turned into freaks—either voluntarily or by evil design!<br><br>Originally printed in a small edition and withdrawn by the publisher after one month, this book (out of print for nearly 20 years), is brought back to eye-popping life with many new photos. Daniel P. Mannix, now enjoying a cult revival, is the author of noir classics such as <i>Those About to Die</i>, <i>The History of Torture</i>, <i>The Hell-fire Club</i>, <i>Memoirs of a Sword Swallower</i>, <i>The Beast</i> (the first biography of Aleister Crowley to enjoy wide readership), and many others. A former sword-swallower, fire-eater, fakir and world traveler, Mr. Mannix still lives on the family farm with his falcon, miniature horses and reptile collection.