errors, inventions, etc

"Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl"--Provided by publisher.

"Intelligence & national security library." Techniques to alter photo images.

Argues that there is much of value to be found in history, stressing the need to use care when drawing lessons from the past, and looks at how people and governments have abused history in order to promote their own causes.

A chronologically arranged compendium of some of history's biggest mistakes. Chapters include: Humankind domesticates plants and animals, Choosing Caligula as Emperor, the Pope excommunicates Martin Luther, Hitler invades the Soviet Union, the Vietnam War, and Repealing the Glass-Steagall Act.

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.

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.

The author produces an alternate history of the past 3,000 years, declaring the possibility that historians throughout the ages may have gotten it wrong.

Describes some of the great mistakes throughout history in such fields as politics, sports, and architecture.

Presents a view of how history's victors have distorted and suppressed the records to perpetuate their power and privilege, with examples from the Inquisition, Joan of Arc, anti-labor biases of textbooks, and Herbert Hoover.