A hilarious compendium of the great events in world history told through internet-search histories.
A hilarious compendium of the great events in world history told through internet-search histories.
From God ('what sized bang is appropriate to begin with?') to Dickens ('things urchins say') and including all of the giants of world history, comes Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem by Dale Shaw, a short history of the world in internet-search histories.Following on from classic humour titles such as 1066 and all that and An Utterly Impartial History of Britain comes the perfect gift for any history buff who wants a chuckle.
“Made me chuckle heartily!”
Greg Jenner, author of A Million Years in a Day
Very funny book alert! Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina
Dale Shaw is a television and radio writer, journalist, screenwriter, performer and musician. His first book, Letters of Not, was published by The Friday Project in 2014. His sketch show, What The Future was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. His second book F*ck this Journal was published in 2015.He has written for The Now Show, The News Quiz, Russell Howard's Good News, The Impressions Show, That Mitchell and Webb Sound, School of Comedy, as well as for the Guardian, Index, Huffington Post, BBC Online, Washington City Paper and many more.
From God ('Best Size for a Bang?') via Dickens ('Things Urchins Say'), Henry VIII ('Breaking bad news to women from Cleeves') and Karl Marx ('Cheating at Monopoly'), to Pablo Picasso ('Covering up the fact you can't draw hands + 'modern art') here are the greatest moments from history as revealed through their internet search histories. Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem is a hilarious trip through the ages, with the biggest events in history told in an entirely new way. This is the perfect gift for history buffs in search of a chuckle.
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