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Humans
A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
Now an International Bestseller
A Toronto Star–Bestselling Book of the Year
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.
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.
It''s hard to imagine someone other than Phillips
pulling off a 250+ page roast of mankind, but his perfect blend of brilliance and goofiness makes it a joy to read.
With the delicate touch of a scholar
and the laugh-out-loud chops of a comedian, Tom Phillips shows us how our species has been messing things up . . . [for] four million years.
