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Marc Hartzman

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ABC News has called Marc Hartzman "one of America's leading connoisseurs of the bizarre" and George Noory from Coast to Coast AM said he's "as bizarre as Robert Ripley." Hartzman considers both high praise since his passion for the unusual started with Ripley's Believe It Or Not and the annual Guinness World Records books during his youth.

In addition to his books about UFOs, ghosts, Mars, Oliver Cromwell's embalmed head, weird things on eBay, sideshow performers, and unorthodox messages from God, Hartzman has written for Mental Floss, HuffPost, AOL Weird News, All That's Interesting, The Morbid Anatomy Online Journal, and Bizarre magazine. He's discussed oddities on CNN, MSNBC, Ripley’s Radio, History Channel’s The UnXplained, Xploration O
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Marc Hartzman I currently working on my 4th book with Quirk about secret government projects. It's called:

"You’re Not Supposed to Know About This: One Man’s Deep D…more
I currently working on my 4th book with Quirk about secret government projects. It's called:

"You’re Not Supposed to Know About This: One Man’s Deep Dive into the Government’s Secret Projects to Control Minds, Train Animal Spies, and Secure American Dominance at All Costs"

It's due out in late 2025.(less)
Marc Hartzman I'm a collector by nature. Always have been. My books are generally collections of stories I find fascinating—ones I want to share. That inspires me a…moreI'm a collector by nature. Always have been. My books are generally collections of stories I find fascinating—ones I want to share. That inspires me and motivates me to write. For example, The Big Book of Mars is a collection of amazing stories about the history of the Red Planet, which started with my discovery of a man in the 1920s who claimed he was in telepathic communication with a. Martian woman named Oomaruru. This was a story I wanted to share, as were many others I soon discovered happening around the same time. (less)
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American Sideshow: An Encyc...

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Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of O...

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We Are Not Alone: The Extra...

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The Embalmed Head of Oliver...

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God Made Me Do It: True Sto...

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Found on eBay: 100 Genuinel...

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Goat Has An Explosive Appetite, Freaks Out Entire Town

What would you do if your goat ate half a pound of nitroglycerin in gelatin form and then gobbled two sticks of dynamite? In November 1923, this question made front-pages news—and puzzled authorities in Aurora, Illinois, who feared approaching the loaded animal. After all, he could blow at any second.

One idea suggested that the goat be lured into a corner with a tasty head of cabbage and then chlo

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To the Hilt by Dan Meyer
"What an interesting and fascinating book! I thought sword swallowing was just a magic trick, but as I started reading, I realized that it is very real and very dangerous! So many incredible stories from over 80 past and present sword swallowers, and " Read more of this review »
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My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee
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“had I been able to speak, it would have afforded me a chance to help him understand God’s ways and set him on a proper path. Instead, I rested upon the man’s cold, dry hand; his blasphemy had invited a thin layer of death to creep upon him. For it was clear that a part of his soul was already dead.”
Marc Hartzman, The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell: A Memoir

“Thunderstorms oft spurred these sorts of suppositions. “Maybe God is bursting with tears and he’s flickering lights in His invisible bedroom”
Marc Hartzman, The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell: A Memoir

“Cromwell was a man who believed in the will of God and the power of an idea.”
Marc Hartzman, The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell: A Memoir

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