Humans: a brief history of how we f----d it all up
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Published:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2019.
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Book
Physical Desc:
282 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
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Description
"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, Phillips 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, this book reveals how even the most mundane mistakes can shift the course of civilization as we know it." --
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306 PHILLIPS
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Hamden/Miller Adult Nonfiction 3rd Floor
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781335936639, 1335936637
Notes
General Note
In the title, the word "fucked" appears with "ucke" crossed out.
General Note
Originally published: Great Britain : Wildfire, 2018.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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, Phillips 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, this book reveals how even the most mundane mistakes can shift the course of civilization as we know it." --,(Source of summary not specified)
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APA Citation (style guide)
Phillips, T. (2019). Humans: a brief history of how we f----d it all up. Hanover Square Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Phillips, Tom. 2019. Humans: A Brief History of How We F----d It All Up. Hanover Square Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Phillips, Tom, Humans: A Brief History of How We F----d It All Up. Hanover Square Press, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Phillips, Tom. Humans: A Brief History of How We F----d It All Up. Hanover Square Press, 2019.
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