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The Pessimist's Guide to History: An Irresistible Compendium Of Catastrophes, Barbarities, Massacres And Mayhem From The Big Bang To The New Millennium (Paperback)

by Doris Flexner (Author), Stuart Berg Flexner (Author)
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Editorial Reviews
-- Kenneth C. Davis, author of Don't Know Much about History
"A tongue-in-cheek romp through the bleak house of history most textbooks ignore."

--New York Daily News
"Just for fun, an antidote to humanity's nobler history...entertaining and informative."

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Updated edition (June 20, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006095745X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060957452
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #391,705 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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