{"product_id":"9781800783737","title":"The world's first human cannonball","description":"\u003cp\u003eEver wondered what it would be like to be an Incan runner, carrying messages across the ancient Andes at lightning speed? Or perhaps a jester, keeping the royal courts in stitches with your hilarious antics? What about a stage farter? A poo collector? A body double? All these jobs are yours for the taking in history's line-up of the world's oddest jobs. In this book, you'll encounter a colourful cast of characters who embraced the quirkiest of professions, including the legendary Harry Houdini who defied the laws of nature with his mind-bending magic tricks; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American stunt-pilot; Marie Tussaud who fled the French Revolution and came to London to create wax sculptures; Zazel, a Victorian daredevil who became the first human cannonball; and the amazing story of Samuel Sorensen Adams, inventor of many of the most famous joke shop gags.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Barfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55328430489978,"sku":"9781800783737","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781800783737_0f6fafe4-5e6b-4687-9a08-8e93f6c46893.jpg?v=1775233891","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781800783737","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}