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Giants Literature - Books on Giants
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Alexander-Jones C. An introduction to Frederick, the English giant: Frederick Kempster 1889-1918. Alexander-Jones,C., 1998.
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Andolz R. El Gigante Aragonés. Zaragoza Spain : Mira Editores SA, 1998.
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Barkell W. Big Louis Moilanden. John H. Forster Pres, 1989.
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Barrett S.“BIG”Jim Porter. The Kentucky Giant.
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Barth M, Siegel A, Hoagland E. Step Right This Way. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2002.
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Bogdan R. Freak show. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1988.
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Boullet J. Les Monstres. XVII - XVIII ed. Paris: Société pour la Création et la Diffusion du Livre Librairie du Palimugre, 1961.
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Buckland, F.T. Curiosities of natural history. London: Richard Bentley, New burlington Street, 1868.
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Drimmer F. Very special people. New York: Amjon Publishers,Inc., 1973.
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Fadner F. The Gentleman Giant (Robert Wadlow). Boston: Bruce Humpries, Inc., 1944.
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Frankcom G., Musgrave J. H. The Irish Giant. London: Duckworth, 1976.
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Garnier E. Les Nains et les Géants. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1884.
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Gillis, J. D. The Cape Breton giant : a truthful memoir.
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Hartzman M. American Sideshow. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin, 2005.
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Hoskins, R.G. Endocrinology: the glands and their functions.
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Kanne, E. BIG GUST. Grantsburg’s legendary giant. Grantsburg, Grantsburg Area Historical Society, 1989.
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Kiel R. Making it BIG in the Movies. London: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd., 2002.
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Kleiman J. Cast a Giant Shadow. (Sandy Allen). 1st Books library, 2001.
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Lagarde E. Nains et Géants. Paris: P. Paclot et Cie, 18 A.D.
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Launois P-E, Roy P. Études Biologiques sur les Géants. Paris: Masson et Cie, 1904.
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Lebeck R. Riesen, Zwerge, schauobjekte. Dortmund: Harenberg Kommunikation, 1979.
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Lee PJ. Giant. The pictorial history of the human colossus. Cranbury: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1970.
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Lowe K. The Wonderful life of William Bradley the Yorkshire Giant. Market Weighton: Market Weighton Chamber of Trade, 199.
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Mairhofer Irrsee H. Der Riese von Lengau (Winkelmeier). Zell am Moos: Verlag Irrsee, 2002.
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Marechal C. La Biographie, les Voyages et la vie des Géants Hugo les plus Grands sur terre. Comptes rendus des Facultés de Médecine. 1908. Choisy-Le-Roi, Imprimeries Réunies de Choisy-Le-Roi.
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Mark LP. Acromegaly. A personal experience. London: Bailličre, Tindall and Cox, 1912.
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Milbry Gould, G. Lytle Pyle, W. Anomalies and curiosities of medicine
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Mitchell M. Monsters. Georgetown: ECW Press, 2002.
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Naruyama A. Freaks. Hedel: Librero, 1999.
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Nickell, J. Secrets of the sideshows. Lexington, The university press of Kentucky, 2005.
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Nohain J, Fourneau M. Qui ętes-vous Monsieur Atlas? (Fernand Bachelard). Péruwelz: Bachelard,F., 19 A.D.
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Orengo N. Figura Gigante. Torino, Italy: Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., 1992.
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Pain, J.E. Anthony Payne, the last of the Cornish Giants, 2009
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Rusid M. Sideshow. New York: Anjon Publishers, Inc., 1975.
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Signor Saltarino. Fahrend Volk. Abnormalitäten, Kuriositäten und interessante Vertreter der wandernden Künstlerwerlt. Neuauflage 1978 Berlin, Verlag Brinkmann & Böse, 1978.
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Signor Saltarino. Fahrend Volk. Abnormalitäten, Kuriositäten und interessante Vertreter der wandernden Künstlerwerlt. Leipzig, Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber, 1895.
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Scarbrough B. The Giants of Seville (Bates & Swan). Scarbrough,B.1`, 2006.
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Scheugl H. Show Freaks & Monster. Köln: Verlag M. DuMont Schauberg, 1974.
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Schneider S., Hosp, I. Die Riesin von Ridnaun. Abnormalitäten, Kuriositäten, Schaustellungen. Bozen, Edition Rćtia, 2001.
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Shields W. Texas Giants. The Shields Brothers. Greenville (Tx): Weldon Shields, 1972.
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Sliggers BC, Wertheim AA. De Tentoongestelde Mens. Reuzen en dwergen en andere wonderen der natuur. Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 1993.
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Sloan M. Wild, weird and Wonderfull. New York: The Quantuck Lane Press, 2003.
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Stencell AW. Seeing is believing. Georgetown: ECW Press, 2002.
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Thompson C.J.S., Mystery and Lore of Monsters.
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Tocquet R. Les Hommes Phénomčnes. Paris: Les productions de Paris, 1961.
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Trenkwalder R, Siller S, Rainer S. Die Tiroler Riesin. Maria Fassnauer aus Ridnaun. Artigraf Sterzing, 1989.
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Wood EJ. Giants and dwarfs. London: Richard Bentley, 1868.
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