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352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781474618618
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W&N
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know by Greg Jenner is a delightful fit for curious and adventurous readers who crave a lighthearted and entertaining journey through the ages, offering a treasure trove of fascinating historical stories, quirky facts, and humorous anecdotes that will leave them grinning from ear to ear.
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Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? Which people from history would best pull off a casino heist? Who was the richest person of all time? When was the first Monday? What were history’s weirdest medical procedures that actually worked? How...
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informative: 98%
funny: 79%
lighthearted: 56%
reflective: 18%
relaxing: 10%
inspiring: 7%
adventurous: 3%
challenging: 1%
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Cursing352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781474618618
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W&N
Publication date: 28 October 2021
Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know by Greg Jenner is a delightful fit for curious and adventurous readers who crave a lighthearted and entertaining journey through the ages, offering a treasure trove of fascinating historical stories, quirky facts, and humorous anecdotes that will leave them grinning from ear to ear.
Description
Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? Which people from history would best pull off a casino heist? Who was the richest person of all time? When was the first Monday? What were history’s weirdest medical procedures that actually worked? How...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 98%
funny: 79%
lighthearted: 56%
reflective: 18%
relaxing: 10%
inspiring: 7%
adventurous: 3%
challenging: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Colonisation, WarMinor
Cursing