A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization

A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization

A celebration of the brave, drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time,Â A Brief History of ViceÂ explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide.Â History has never been more funâ€”or more intoxicating.

Guns, germs, and steel might have transformed us from hunter-gatherers into modern man, but booze, sex, trash talk, and tripping built our civilization.Â CrackedÂ editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the many and magnificent ways vice has influenced history, from the prostitute-turned-empress who scored a major victory for womenâ€™s rights to the beer that helped createâ€”and destroyâ€”South America's first empire. And Evans goes deeper than simply writing about ancient debauchery; he recreates some of history's most enjoyable (and most painful) vices and includes guides so you can follow along at home.

Youâ€™ll learn how to:

â€¢Â Trip like a Greek philosopher.
â€¢Â Rave like your Stone Age ancestors.
â€¢Â Get drunk like a Sumerian.
â€¢Â Smoke a nose pipe like a preâ€“Columbian Native American.

â€œMixing science, humor, and grossly irresponsible self-experimentation, Evans paints a vivid picture of how bad habits built the world we know and love.â€â€”David Wong, author ofÂ John Dies at the End
Country USA
Brand Plume
Manufacturer Plume
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber YES23230937
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-08-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780147517609

Country	USA
Brand	Plume
Manufacturer	Plume
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	YES23230937
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-08-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780147517609