A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization (Unabridged) A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization (Unabridged)

A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

A celebration of the brave, drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time, A Brief History of Vice explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide. History has never been more fun—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. Cracked 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 women’s rights to the beer that helped create—and destroy—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.

You’ll learn how to:

• Trip like a Greek philosopher.
• Rave like your Stone Age ancestors.
• Get drunk like a Sumerian.
• Smoke a nose pipe like a pre–Columbian Native American.

“Mixing science, humor, and grossly irresponsible self-experimentation, Evans paints a vivid picture of how bad habits built the world we know and love.”—David Wong, author of John Dies at the End

GENRE
Comedy
NARRATOR
TM
Tristan Morris
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
07:42
hr min
RELEASED
2016
August 9
PUBLISHER
Penguin Audio
SIZE
475.2
MB

Customer Reviews

Thegrandymancan ,

Love the show! And the book!

Both are phenomenal

EricHelm01 ,

PSA: NOT the same Robert Evans!!!

This is NOT written by the famous Hollywood Producer. This is written by the former CRACKED employee and current podcaster, conflict journalist, and activist named Robert Evans. While I haven’t read this book or the other he’s been working on, THE WAR ON EVERYONE, His podcast and reporting are top-notch.

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