A Shite History of Nearly Everything By: A. Parody

Life, the universe and everything... Where do we come from, and where are we going? What have we achieved since the dawn of civilization, and what have we managed to screw up? How have we got to where we are today, and was it worth the trouble? A Shite History of Nearly Everything provides the answers to these and many more questions about the history of our small planet that readers may never before have thought to ask.

Shedding some much-needed light on dim events and unusual developments in the universe over the past few billion years, A Shite History of Nearly Everything covers an ocean of worldly themes: for example, did you know that Drusus Caesar, son of the Emperor Tiberius, loved broccoli so much that he ate little else for more than a month and only stopped when his urine turned green? Or that the ancient Egyptians would walk long distances in bare feet while carrying their sandals and only put them on when they reached their destination? Or that the Romans put perfume on their pet dogs and horses?

The charm of Antal Parody's unique collections of information lies in the fact that he cares not at all whether we find them useful or otherwise. Guaranteed to amuse, entertain and who knows? inform in equal measure, his latest irreverent offering in the hugely successful 'Shite' series brings together a disturbing mix of facts and trivia - as valuable as they are worthless about the world today and its mad and wonderful history.