Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up by Phillips, Tom

Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up

*NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*A Toronto Star Bestselling Book of the Year"Witty and entertaining."--Sarah Knight"Laugh-out-loud."--Steve BrusatteAN EXHILARATING JOURNEY...
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Author: Tom Phillips
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Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up by Phillips, Tom

Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up

$30.23

Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up

$30.23
Author: Tom Phillips
Format: Paperback
Language: English
*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, including the rollicking stories of:
  • Lucy, our first ancestor, who fell out of a tree and died
  • General Zhou Shou of China, who stored gunpowder in his palace before a lantern festival
  • The Austrian army attacking itself one drunken night

Through 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.

Author: Tom Phillips
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: 05/07/2019
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781335936639


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 05/07/2019

About the Author
Phillips, Tom: - Tom Phillips is an author and journalist from London. He is currently the editor of Full Fact, the UK's independent fact checking organisation; before that, he was editorial director at BuzzFeed UK. His previous book, Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up (a history of failure through the ages), was published in 2018 and has sold in 30 territories worldwide.

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