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Humans

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

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By: Tom Phillips
Narrated by: Nish Kumar
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'This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant' Jeremy Clarkson

'F*cking brilliant' Sarah Knight

READ FOR YOU BY CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED COMIC AND HUMAN NISH KUMAR, THIS IS AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND CATASTROPHIC F*CK-UPS OF HUMAN HISTORY.

In the seventy thousand years that modern human beings have walked this earth, we've come a long way. Art, science, culture, trade - on the evolutionary food chain, we're real winners. But, frankly, it's not exactly been plain sailing, and sometimes - just occasionally - we've managed to really, truly, quite unbelievably f*ck things up.

From Chairman Mao's Four Pests Campaign, to the American Dustbowl; from the Austrian army attacking itself one drunken night, to the world's leading superpower electing a reality TV mogul as President... it's pretty safe to say that, as a species, we haven't exactly grown wiser with age.

So, next time you think you've really f*cked up, this book will remind you: it could be so much worse...


FURTHER PRAISE FOR HUMANS:

'Very funny' Mark Watson

'A light-touch history of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong... Both readable and entertaining' The Telegraph

'Chronicles humanity's myriad follies down the ages with malicious glee and much wit ... a rib-tickling page-turner' Business Standard

'A timely, irreverent gallop through thousands of years of human stupidity' Nicholas Griffin, Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World

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Well, how many ways can you think of, on how to F*** it up? This book covers some of the big ones. A warning to those who have just the right answer to that nagging problem. No good deed goes unpunished and all that, although those punished may not have anything to do with anything.

Sumed up in a word Hubris

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Well written and read, interesting facts and well timed humor. Ultimately a great listen all round

Excellent all round

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Really enjoyed listening to this book and Nish helped it along in places with his comedic timing.

Well worth a listen

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A hilarious set of stories about how homo Sapiens has failed in history, and all perfectly narrated by Nish Kumar. I wasn't expecting to finish this as quickly as I did, but it's hard to stop listening! Lost of hilarious mistakes, from drunken battalions to misjudged, hubristic diplomacy. Nish kumars narration really makes this book.

Would love to see another book or two of this type, on similar subject matter, or even a podcast too!

More of this please Tom Philips, I loved it!

Entertaining and perfectly/hilariously narrated!

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A well written and well read summation of the title... we really have fucked up! But.. this book puts a comical and light hearted spin on things that leaves you laughing at the most harrowing of facts.. loved it

Top notch

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