A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
by Tom Phillips
Recommended by Jeremy Clarkson
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Humor, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Toronto Star Bestselling Book of the YearWitty and entertaining.Sarah KnightLaughoutloud.Steve BrusatteAN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND CATASTROPHIC FCKUPS OF HUMAN HISTORYModern humans have come a long way in the seventy thousand years theyve walked the earth. Art, science, culture, trade...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Humor, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
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Jeremy Clarkson
“This book is brilliant. Utterly utterly brilliant. Apart from the epilogue which is idiotic.”
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