{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-sideshows-9780813191959","title":"Secrets of the Sideshows","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn small-town ballfields and county fairgrounds, the sideshow performers set up their tents and trailers in the shadow of the Ferris wheel. There they amazed us with daring feats such as fire eating and sword swallowing, intrigued us with exhibitions of human oddities and various \"anatomical wonders,\" and yes, deceived us with illusions such as \"Atasha the Gorilla Girl\" and even outright fakes. These bizarre spectacles engaged the mind as well as the eye. Was the human blockhead act, in which\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNickell, Joe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), is the author of more than twenty investigative books, including Secrets of the Sideshows and Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413263225106,"sku":"9780813191959","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2fe9999-847d-4b86-92d6-9de414bb0d79.jpg?v=1729351513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/secrets-of-the-sideshows-9780813191959","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}