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

De: Tom Phillips

Narrado por: Nish Kumar

Modern humans have come a long way in the 70,000 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--k things up.

Weaving together history, science, politics, and pop culture, Humans 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, Humans 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 listens of the year.

©2019 Tom Phillips (P)2019 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

loved it! Well put together.

Although not a fan of profanity in print, this book was put together, written, and performed so well I honestly loved the flow. Great book. I will listen to it again, and again.

Haha, how have we not gone extinct yet?

A really funny look at the very serious ways that humans have been fucking up throughout all of history. Definitely worth checking out, as those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it again and again and again and again. As humans tend to to.

Very amusing book!

This book was very amusing while making you think about the long term impacts of the choices that are made leaders and every day people.

S parky and sarcastic tone

interesting facts, but I found the reader's sparky and sarcastic tone distracting and annoying

LOVE

From rabbits taking over Australia, to the Ottaman Empire, i loved every second of this book. It breaks down complicated history into bite sized, retainable, fact snacks. I love history but have such a hard time digesting it, and this book breaks down incredibly interesting events and people into perfect sized bites.

Funny AF...

Great reminders of our ability to fuck up big time..
easy to listen I really enjoyed it

Like a Will Anderson Solo Dollop

A very interesting history of all humans. Yes it tackle s Colonization but it isn't all white people are bad we should shoot ourselves. To make myself look more like a moron let me quote Sum 41 we are all to blame

Laughing all the way to the end of humanity!

Serious and important stuff presented in a truly hilarious way. We’ve a lot to be ashamed of over our bumbling history but hope springs eternal that we will find a way to be Jess stupid.

The facts and stories of course and additionally the excellent narration.

This is an entertaining and informative, rollicking journey through history. I loved it from beginning to end.

Great overall

Fantastic audio, hilarious yet informative. I loved just about everything about it. Hearing about people's mistakes throughout the world and history makes me feel slightly better about the ones I've made in my lifetime.