Secret Lives of Great Authors revealed the dirty secrets of Hemingway, Kafka, and Tolstoy. Secret Lives of Great Artists explored the bizarre behavior of Picasso, Matisse, and Monet. Now you can discover the dirty laundry of Beethoven, Wagner, Puccini, and others in Secret Lives of Great Composers-an uncensored biography of the world's greatest musical geniuses. You'll learn thatHector Berlioz hatched a plan to kill his ex-fiancee, her lover, and her motherJoseph Haydn had his head stolen by amateur phrenologists days after being buriedRichard Wagner dressed in pink women's lingerieArnold Schoenberg suffered from a debilitating case of triskaidekaphobia-a fear of the number 13And much more!With outrageous stories ranging from the ridiculous (Mozart loved fart jokes) to the even more ridiculous (the absentminded Mahler frequently stirred his tea with cigarettes), Secret Lives of Great Composers is a music lesson you'll never forget.