Bøger af Chris Champagne

The smallest church in the world, a tree where old shoes promise to unburden your soul, a family home built from found objects such as window shutters, trampolines, and eight waterpark slides, the grave of married dogs, the only example of congo style architecture built by African Americans, one of the finest examples of folk art in the world built by one man on the side of a bayou, ancient Native American objects whose purpose is unknown, the one-time capital of Texas, one of the most humorous "battles" of World War II, millions of years old fossils on the side of a highway, the site of the finest wedding ever to take place in the South, the world's largest bald cypress tree...

Bob Dylan, Vladimir Putin, Princess Di,,Julie Andrews, Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia. Timothy McViegh, Liberace, Michael Jackson (just to drop a few names) and the NFL?YES, In THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLD you''ll find stories linking this eclectic group to the NFL in surprising and interesting ways.And a few cameo appearances by Queen Elizabeth, Pope Francis, Muahammad Ali among others in this unique look at the history of the National Football League.What connects Bob Dylan and the Green Bay Packers?Which former NFL coach is the subject of an opera?What is Steve Jobs enduring connection to every Super Bowl?What does Blind Sheikh Omar have to do with the Kansas City Chiefs?And how did a former NFL player contribute to the popularity of the Chinese National Anthem?These questions are answered in THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLDAlong with other tantalizing facts from the worlds of ...MUSIC--Marvin Gaye, Sinatra,Eminem, Drake,Prince,Jimmy Buffet,Lil Wayne, Fats Domino,Eminem and moreFILM--Tom Hanks,Julie Andrews,Charlton Heston,Robin Williams,Robert Duvall and Star WarsCULTURE-Thomas Hart Benton,George R R Martin,Leon Uris,the KardashiansEven the animal kingdom represented by an alligator, a gorilla, a shark, a monkey, chickens,pigeons, a goat and a gentleman chimpanzee and more.POLITICS-Harry Truman, LBJ, JFK, Barack Obama,Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Donald Trump, Rutherford B. Hayes , Herbert Hoover;s wife and one tidbit about Nancy PelosiThree stories about Al Capone6 stories about JFKAnd 6 count''em , 6 tales about curses.Stories about an astronaut,a hangman, an alleged hit man and a couple of murders thrown in here and there.Fans, Owners, Sex, Gambling, War, Crime even sadly murder kind of like the Bible.All inside the pages of THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLDAltogether an array of tales that should pique the interest of every football fan and those who are not so familiar with the game in what may be the most unique book on pro football EVER..

Written by a local expert, Secret New Orleans is an ideal guide for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike. The places included in the guide are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing you to step off the beaten track.