Tom Phillips

'This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant' Jeremy Clarkson 'F*cking brilliant' Sarah Knight 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

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

Humans

'TOM PHILLIPS IS A VERY CLEVER, VERY FUNNY MAN' Greg Jenner This is a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout history, that we've managed to avoid it. We live in a 'post-truth' age, we're told. The US has a president who openly lies on a daily basis (or who doesn't even know what's true, and doesn't care). The internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation battleground. People don't trust experts any more. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the UK's leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with complete bollocks every day. Here, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other - and ourselves - and asks an important question: how can humanity move towards a truthier future? PRAISE FOR HUMANS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOW WE F*CKED IT ALL UP: 'F*cking brilliant' Sarah Knight, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck 'Very funny' Mark Watson 'In dark times, it's reassuring to learn that we've always been a bunch of clueless f*cking nitwits' Stuart Heritage, Don't Be a Dick, Pete 'A light-touch history of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong... Both readable and entertaining' Telegraph

A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t

Truth

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, 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 reads of the year.

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

This work is an artistic re-visioning of the original 19th century novel, A human document, by W. H. Mallock.

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A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them

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'Uproarious . . . [Phillips and Elledge] pair the abundant good humour of this book with a warning about the corrosive effects of conspiracy theories' The Times From the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it's always been human nature to believe we're being lied to by the powers that be (and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are). But while it can be fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the group chat, recent times have shown us that some of these theories have taken on a life of their own - and in our dogged quest for the truth, it appears we might actually be doing it some damage. In Conspiracy, Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on a fascinating, insightful and often hilarious journey through conspiracy theories old and new, to try and answer a vital question for our times: how can we learn to log off the QAnon message boards, and start trusting hard evidence again? Praise for the Brief History series: 'Witty, entertaining and slightly distressing... You should probably read it' Sarah Knight, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck 'Brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant' Jeremy Clarkson 'Very funny' Mark Watson 'Both readable and entertaining' Telegraph

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Einige kurze Geschichten über die größten Fails der Menschheit Wahnsinn! So witzig wurde die Geschichte der Menschheit noch nie erzählt. Zu welchen kulturellen Höhenflügen sich die Spezies Mensch im Laufe der Evolution aufschwingen konnte, ist bemerkenswert, bedenkt man, dass das menschliche Gehirn seit Jahrtausenden unbelehrbar die dümmsten Ideen ausbrütet und bei voller Leistung erstaunlichen Bockmist verzapft. Wohin das führt? Ins perfekte Chaos, genau. Die originellsten Irrwege auf der Straße ins Morgen hat Tom Phillips in einem wilden Ritt durch die Menschheitsgeschichte für uns aufgespießt. Vom ersten Primaten, der vom Baum fiel und sich unglücklich das Genick brach, bis hin zu dem, der im Weißen Haus regiert. »Echt jetzt?« versammelt fatale Irrtümer, glorreiche Fehleinschätzungen und unglaubliche Ausfälle, kurz: die spektakulärsten Fuck-ups der Geschichte in einem Band.

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a Brief History of Total Bullsh*t

Los humanos contemporáneos han recorrido un largo camino en sus setenta mil años de paso por la tierra. Arte, ciencia, cultura, comercio: en la cadena evolutiva somos verdaderos ganadores. Pero lo cierto es que no siempre ha sido un viaje fácil y, a veces, muy puntualmente, hemos llegado a pifiarla de verdad. Uniendo historia, ciencia, política y cultura pop, Humanos nos ofrece una exploración panorámica de la humanidad en todo su esplendor (es decir en todas sus pifias) y nos revela cómo incluso los errores más mundanos cambiaron el curso de la civilización como la conocemos. Desde Lucy, nuestro primer antepasado, que se cayó de un árbol, se rompió un brazo y murió, pasando por el emperador chino Zhengde, que almacenó pólvora en su palacio antes de un festival de linternas o por el ejército austriaco, que se atacó a sí mismo en una noche de borrachera. El libro también hace un repaso de los peores líderes políticos de la historia, así como un resumen de la incapacidad de la raza humana para prever el futuro. Humanos es un compendio único, divertido, irónico y lleno de ideas brillantes que ofrece una nueva perspectiva de la historia de la humanidad llena de interés y, claro está, de humor.

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Humanos

This is a book about TRUTH—and all the ways we try to avoid it—from the bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up. We live in a “post-truth” world, we’re told. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? Or have people been lying, fibbing and just plain bullsh*tting since the beginning of time? Tom Phillips, editor of a leading independent fact-checking organization, deals with this question every day. In Truth, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other—and ourselves—about everything from business to politics to plain old geography. Along the way, he chronicles the world’s oldest customer service complaint, the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and the surprisingly dishonest career of Benjamin Franklin. Sharp, witty and with a clear-eyed view of humanity’s checkered past, Truth reveals why people lie—and how we can cut through the bullsh*t.

Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t

Tem a impressão de que estamos a um passo do fim do mundo? E que cada tragédia que acontece traz consigo a promessa de outra desgraça ainda maior? Eis um pequeno consolo: não é o primeiro a senti-lo. Ao longo da história, a humanidade viveu convencida de que o fim do mundo estava sempre ao virar da esquina. Este livro fala sobre o fim do mundo e em como, ao longo da história, civilizações que pareciam inabaláveis chegaram ao fim. Roma, os Maias, o povo da Ilha da Páscoa, e tantas outras sociedades, revelaram que até os impérios mais poderosos são frágeis diante da passagem do tempo. O colapso raramente surge de forma repentina; resulta antes de um acumular de fatores: esgotamento de recursos, alterações climáticas, desigualdade social, corrupção política, guerras internas e até avanços tecnológicos que, prometendo progresso, acabam por trazer novos perigos. No centro destes desastres repete-se o mesmo erro humano: a arrogância de acreditar que «connosco será diferente». O passado recorda-nos que o fim nunca é inevitável. Se formos capazes de aprender com os erros de ontem, ainda poderemos construir um futuro comum e evitar que a nossa civilização seja apenas mais um capítulo numa longa lista de colapsos. UMA REFLEXÃO ENVOLVENTE, ERUDITA E INQUIETANTEMENTE ATUAL SOBRE O FASCÍNIO ETERNO QUE SENTIMOS PELO FIM DO MUNDO, E SOBRE O QUE ISSO DIZ DE NÓS.

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