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Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
Contributor(s): Phillips, Tom (Author)

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ISBN: 1335936637     ISBN-13: 9781335936639
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- History | World - General
- Science | History
- Humor | Topic - History
Dewey: 904.7
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.5" L (0.75 lbs) 320 pages
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 05/07/2019
 
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*NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*

A Toronto Star Bestselling Book of the Year

"Witty and entertaining."--Sarah Knight

"Laugh-out-loud."--Steve Brusatte

AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND CATASTROPHIC F*CK-UPS OF HUMAN HISTORY

Modern humans have come a long way in the seventy thousand years they've walked the earth. Art, science, culture, trade--on the evolutionary food chain, we're true winners. But it hasn't always been smooth sailing, and sometimes--just occasionally--we've managed to truly f*ck things up.

Weaving together history, science, politics and pop culture, Humans offers a panoramic exploration of humankind in all its glory, or lack thereof. From Lucy, our first ancestor, who fell out of a tree and died, to General Zhou Shou of China, who stored gunpowder in his palace before a lantern festival, to the Austrian army attacking itself one drunken night, to the most spectacular fails of the present day, Humans reveals how even the most mundane mistakes can shift the course of civilization as we know it. Lively, wry and brimming with brilliant insight, this unique compendium offers a fresh take on world history and is one of the most entertaining reads of the year.


Contributor Bio(s): Phillips, Tom: - Tom Phillips is a journalist based in London. He was the editorial director of BuzzFeed UK and studied archaeology, anthropology and the history and philosophy of science at Cambridge University.
 
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