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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    January 2011
  • Latest Book:
    June 2014
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Books in Order: 3 titles

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  • This compendious celebration of ineptitude includes some of history’s most spectacularly ill-conceived expeditions and entirely useless pursuits, and features tales of black comedy, insane foolhardiness, breathtaking stupidity and relentless persev...



  • Which king lost the crown jewels? Which queen was as wide as she was tall? And who was the king who died with a poker up his bum?

    A humorous take on British kings and queens through the ages. Packed
    with facts and information - focusi...



  • The Little Book of Loony Dictators The Equatorial Guinean president Macias Nguema once initiated a cabinet reshuffle by clubbing his foreign minister to death. Idi Amin entertained his fellow African presidents by demonstrating how to suffocate someo...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karl Shaw has published 3 books.

Karl Shaw does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Mammoth Book of Losers, was published in June 2014.

The first book by Karl Shaw, The Little Book of Loony Dictators, was published in January 2011.

No. Karl Shaw does not write books in series.