Secrets of Success: The Quirks and Superstitions of the Rich and Famous

Did you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly 60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair? Or that the young Frank Sinatra practiced underwater swimming as a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths?

In Secrets of Success, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping trivia and incisive humor to the question of how famous high achievers reached those heights. We’ll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between his fingers to incre...