The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History

by David Borgenicht

Series: Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbooks (History)

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Fun little series of stories and facts about various times in history when things have gone really, really badly. Skews to European and North American history, but has the virtue of being mostly accurate in what it says—and hey, now I know how to defend myself against a sabre tooth tiger. You never know when that's going to come in useful. (

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Best-seller history repeats itself with this dynamic new "almanac" format that broadens the scope and content of the Worst-Case Scenario handbooks. The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History offers step-by-step illustrated scenarios on how to win a joust, survive in a dungeon, and overcome other plights of yesteryear, but the volume also features hundreds of pages of additional and hilarious information in the form of lists (the worst jobs to have during the Industrial Revolution), offbeat profiles (Attila the Hun, Idi Amin), Worst-Case Wisdom (bad advice), descriptions of disasters narrowly averted, and much more. Packed with charts, graphs, maps, and timelines, The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History is an invigorating look at all that's gone wrong in the past and the best way to prepare for the future.

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