A Less Boring History of the World
An irreverent, rollicking, romp through everything interesting that ever happened on planet earth from 15 million years BC to today

A bit rusty on the Renaissance? In the dark about the Enlightenment? Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth—from 15 billion years BC to the present day? Good. This book tells you everything you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama, taking in the Byzantines, the Black Death, Bin Laden, and the fall of bankers along the way, all boiled down to bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history—and see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today. A Less Boring History of the World refreshes your memory and broadens your mind. And, if that’s not enough, it will also make you laugh. A lot.

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A Less Boring History of the World
An irreverent, rollicking, romp through everything interesting that ever happened on planet earth from 15 million years BC to today

A bit rusty on the Renaissance? In the dark about the Enlightenment? Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth—from 15 billion years BC to the present day? Good. This book tells you everything you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama, taking in the Byzantines, the Black Death, Bin Laden, and the fall of bankers along the way, all boiled down to bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history—and see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today. A Less Boring History of the World refreshes your memory and broadens your mind. And, if that’s not enough, it will also make you laugh. A lot.

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A Less Boring History of the World

A Less Boring History of the World

by Dave Rear
A Less Boring History of the World

A Less Boring History of the World

by Dave Rear

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An irreverent, rollicking, romp through everything interesting that ever happened on planet earth from 15 million years BC to today

A bit rusty on the Renaissance? In the dark about the Enlightenment? Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth—from 15 billion years BC to the present day? Good. This book tells you everything you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama, taking in the Byzantines, the Black Death, Bin Laden, and the fall of bankers along the way, all boiled down to bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history—and see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today. A Less Boring History of the World refreshes your memory and broadens your mind. And, if that’s not enough, it will also make you laugh. A lot.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780224087025
Publisher: Random House UK
Publication date: 04/01/2014
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Dave Rear is a writer and academic.
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