num_pages: 387
description: A text for cynics, skeptics, and misanthropes chronicles the disastrous events--from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, to the death of Socrates, to the Exxon Valdez oil spill--that have shaped the history of the world.
language: English
title: The Pessimist's Guide to History: An Irresistible Guide to Compendium of Catastrophes, Barbarities, Massacres and Mayhem
titlecomplete: The Pessimist's Guide to History: An Irresistible Guide to Compendium of Catastrophes, Barbarities, Massacres and Mayhem
genres: Comedy, Historical, History, Reference, Humor, World History, Tragedy, Trivia, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 569
publisher: Avon Books