This Giddy Globe

MP3 Audio CD. Here?s yet another book written by none other than the man nicknamed ?America?s Oscar Wilde,? the great author, artist and illustrator, Oliver Herford. This Giddy Globe is one in a line of well-written, extremely funny and unconventional books penned by Hertford, this time focusing on presenting us with a never before seen spin on world geography.

This Giddy Globe is a book loosely based on geography, merely using references to the main countries of the world to introduce Hertford?s clever little stories, poems and illustrations, as he creates a truly unique masterpiece of humor, causing quite a few positive reactions from notable authors and critics of his time.

Hertford delights us with his exceptionally witty prose and poetry, while speaking of the countries and cultures of the world in a droll, creative way. As he talks about the armies of the world, he speaks of how each of them ? except for Germany, of course ? have the bravest soldiers, and how all of them contributed to winning the Great War. The book has, in fact, been dedicated by the author to American President Woodrow Wilson, who played a key role in defeating the Germans during the first World War.

If you look closely, you will see that basically the entire book is meant as an artistic piece of humor, from cover to cover. So it happens that the preface is moved to the beginning of the 2nd chapter and the Appendix has in fact been ?removed? entirely.

Even if you don?t like geography at all, and you remember horror stories of your school days struggling with the worst geography teachers on the planet, you will still come to love This Giddy Globe ? a truly timeless book that is equally hilarious in the hands of a 21st century reader as it was almost a century ago.