{"product_id":"humans-a-brief-history-of-how-we-f-cked-it-all-up-paperback","title":"Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Bestselling Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Witty and entertaining.\"--Sarah Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Laugh-out-loud.\"--Steve Brusatte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND CATASTROPHIC F*CK-UPS OF HUMAN HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together history, science, politics and pop culture, \u003cem\u003eHumans \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a panoramic exploration of humankind in all its glory, including the rollicking stories of: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLucy, our first ancestor, who fell out of a tree and died\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeneral Zhou Shou of China, who stored gunpowder in his palace before a lantern festival\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Austrian army attacking \u003cem\u003eitself \u003c\/em\u003eone drunken night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the most spectacular fails of the present day, \u003cem\u003eHumans\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.5 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53036770459872,"sku":"9781335936639","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/zk_tXtfsoH9781335936639.webp?v=1781498386","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/humans-a-brief-history-of-how-we-f-cked-it-all-up-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}