What the Great Ate: A Curious History of Food and Fame
- ISBN-10
- 0307461955
- ISBN-13
- 9780307461957
- Category
- Celebrities
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Authors
- Matthew Jacob, Mark Jacob
Description
A lighthearted pop history of the diets of celebrities and famous historical figures shares whimsical anecdotes, including Angelina Jolie's consumption of roaches and Lord Byron's vinegar weight-loss regime.
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