The LIEography of Thomas Edison

LIEography

by Alan Katz

"This is the funniest book I've read since Dan Gutman's My Weird School series."--Dan Gutman

Fans of Captain Underpants and the Wimpy Kid series will love the silly, slapstick comedy in the parody The LIEography (™) of Thomas Edison. Get ready to split a side and roll on the floor laughing with Alan Katz's satirical look at history's greatest inventor.

Thomas Edison was a great inventor. But that's nothing compared to the life story Alan Katz has invented for him in The LIEography of Thomas Edison. And while you shouldn’t believe a word of this book, you also won’t believe how much it’ll make you laugh!

You are about to read the tale of a man who looked at what was, thought about what is, and invented what could be. A man who never accepted the word “no,” never stopped dreaming, never stopped thinking, never stopped trying, and never drank a cup of fruit punch with a scrambled egg in it.

Find out what else didn't happen in The LIEography of Thomas Edison!

More about the
Perhaps you’ve heard that Babe Ruth “called his shot” before hitting a mammoth home run. Or learned about Columbus’s voyage to prove the earth was round. Maybe you’ve been told of the triumphs of people such as Thomas Edison and Houdini.

You may know some of the facts about these legendary figures.

But you’ve never been able to read their totally made up, absolutely untrue, 100% fake life stories. Until now.

Listen, why just focus on the historical…when you can have a whole series about the hysterical?

And that’s the whole idea behind…LIEographies.

Each edition of LIEographies hilariously examines the outrageously fake lives of the greats. Read a LIEography and you’re sure to want to read another…and another…and another. (And chances are you’re also gonna want to read the true stories of these amazing folks!)

42 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 9, 2013

Reviews

[Carolyn Bragg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thomas Edison was inventive, that's true. The rest of this book is creatively told, very funny fiction (except the last 4 pages, which are interesting facts).

Children, teens, and adults, can enjoy stories about Edison and his good friend Bernie; the brain games they played, their close friendship, and their travels. And there's more!

There are amazing things in this book that I never imagined, and parts that made me question the very fabric of reality! Or was it denim? I get them mixed up.

This is no tall tale. (The man was diminutive, as everyone knows.) So there aren't any claims that he's a giant lumberjack with a blue ox (that's been done). Every story in this book is original and short. And I suggest that you buy the book so you will get them right when you try to retell them to friends and family. It's so much easier to read verbatim!

Well worth having in your personal library!

5/5 Stars

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the amazing preview of this ebook!

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[Librarylady · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book to be very annoying and confusing. There was a mix of the truth with lies in this lieography, and even as an adult, it was difficult to tell which was which. I think it would be even more difficult for children. While some might find this twisting of the truth a,using, I was not one of them. Plus I think most kids will just accept it as the truth.

[Andréa]

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

[JenBsBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third LIEography book I've read. Usually I'll only pre-read one of an "elementary" age series, just so I know what my kids are reading, or if it would be something I would recommend to my kids. These are an easy, enjoyable read that I have actually really enjoyed, so I wanted to read them all (I've only had them a couple days, the boys do seem interested in them but haven't read them yet).

My only concern is confusing kids... that perhaps they will take away some of these crazy exaggerated ideas and remember them as fact. THIS book in particular ... the month/year of Thomas Edison's birth is (technically) correct, but his middle name is incorrect. He DID invent the phonograph, light bulb, motion picture camera, electric motor and alkaline battery (and the tangent about the baseball player Al Kaline is actually true too!) all which are spotlighted here, yet the book has an entire chapter on how Edison invented Morse Code, which he did not.

Smile moments were when young Edison's fellow classmates started calling the school science fair the science UNfair (that's just funny!), when a friend let people use Edison's toothbrush for $.25 (the only "brush" with fame for most of them), the silent W in the Wright Brothers ... and Alexander Graham Taco Bell ...

Thank You Netgalley for providing a copy to review.

[Hope Hunter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reading like a biography of Thomas Edison, this "fractured" version mixes a few true details and a lot of nonsensical information. This series would appeal to readers who enjoy the silliness of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants books, I think students will confuse what is real and what is made up, especially elementary students who this writing seems geared toward.

I'm not sold on the concept; I get the humor and am sure there will be kids who will love it, but think kids will not be able to determine the facts from all the fiction.

[emyrose8 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was expecting somewhat more from this book. Sure it was funny, and the idea is a good one: tell kids this book is made of lies and they'll probably want to read it. But at the end, instead of giving readers a truthful summary, there's a list of books for further reading. I realize it's meant to get kids to read another book, but I get the feeling that a lot of them will say, "Eh, I don't feel like going to all that work."

[Marte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a copy on Netgalley in return for an honest review!
I enjoyed this book, and the humor in it is silly and fun. I especially liked the many "he invented this but I fooled ya because it was just a pun / it was a trick".
What I feel like this book was missing was the more personalized narration that e.g. the Lieography of Amelia Earhart has. I feel like this type of narration was a bit duller, and the amount of silliness was therefore much lower than I would want.

[Vee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While it is the LIE-ography of Thomas Edison, there were some true tidbits thrown in. It gave a fun twist to learning about a famous inventor and I also think it makes people curious as to what is true and what is false; enough to maybe do their own research. (It did me, at least.) This will definitely be one I’d like for my daughter to read.

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 2 out of 5]

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Reviewed from NetGalley copies. Thank you, INscribe Digital!