The world's worsts : a compendium of the most ridiculous feats, facts, and fools of all time

A hilarious collection of the lowest of the lows – from the worst generals to the dumbest dogs, the shortest Hollywood marriages to the most dangerous golf courses. The World's Worsts is the latest compendium of quirky information and vamped–up trivia from Pop Culture guru Les Krantz. This entertaining and utterly addictive reference taps into the dark side of human nature and the less–than–stellar and perhaps best forgotten moments in history. Drew Barrymore makes the Top–10 Shortest Celebrity Marriage list TWICE! #4 Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas – 19 days #7 Drew Barrymore and Tom Green – 5 months Worst Military Leaders #2 Philip VI of France (1293–1350) Lost 4000 (one–third of his force) to a mere 100 English soldiers in the Battle of Crécy The World's Dumbest Dogs #1 Afghan Hound #7 Beagle

A hilarious collection of the lowest of the lows – from the worst generals to the dumbest dogs, the shortest Hollywood marriages to the most dangerous golf courses.

The World's Worsts is the latest compendium of quirky information and vamped–up trivia from Pop Culture guru Les Krantz. This entertaining and utterly addictive reference taps into the dark side of human nature and the less–than–stellar and perhaps best forgotten moments in history.

Drew Barrymore makes the Top–10 Shortest Celebrity Marriage list TWICE!

#4 Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas – 19 days

#7 Drew Barrymore and Tom Green – 5 months

Worst Military Leaders

#2 Philip VI of France (1293–1350)

Lost 4000 (one–third of his force) to a mere 100 English soldiers in the Battle of Crécy

The World's Dumbest Dogs

#1 Afghan Hound

#7 Beagle

A hilarious collection of the lowest of the lows – from the worst generals to the dumbest dogs, the shortest Hollywood marriages to the most dangerous golf courses. __The World's Worsts__ is the latest compendium of quirky information and vamped–up trivia from Pop Culture guru Les Krantz. This entertaining and utterly addictive reference taps into the dark side of human nature and the less–than–stellar and perhaps best forgotten moments in history. Drew Barrymore makes the Top–10 Shortest Celebrity Marriage list TWICE! #4 Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas – 19 days #7 Drew Barrymore and Tom Green – 5 months Worst Military Leaders #2 Philip VI of France (1293–1350) Lost 4000 (one–third of his force) to a mere 100 English soldiers in the Battle of Crécy The World's Dumbest Dogs #1 Afghan Hound #7 Beagle A compendium of the most ridiculous feats, facts, & fools of all time. Let's face it, superlatives are depressing. For a guaranteed pick-me-up, it's much more pleasant to savor the lower range of human accomplishment. For example, the battle deeds of Napoleon and Alexander the Great pale before those of France's Philip VI, who lost 4,000 men (one-third of his fighting force) to a mere 100 English soldiers in the Battle of Crcy. And what member of Generation Debt will not enjoy this book's listing of moguls who fortunes went south? The World's Worsts contains hundreds of interesting items, including compilations of the calorie and fat content of Chinese main courses and a top ten list of Hollywood's worst movie accents. A trivia treat. A compilation of pop culture trivia lists less favorable world records, from the shortest Hollywood marriages and the most notorious military leaders to the most dangerous golf courses and the world's least intelligent canine species