Form the back cover: "... an eccentric overview of all the horrors, contradictions and absurdities of this century..."
A breathless recounting of it all, from the minute to the global. Interesting, but not necessarily a pleasant read. This book defined itself as "history" when I typed in the ISBN number- so I didn't select this book category. I'm leaving it as such, although I suppose I would have put it in "literature and fiction".

RELEASE NOTES:

This book is now on its way to Germany as part of a trade. Enjoy...

arrived savely. Will have to wait a bit until I can read this seemingly short historical book.
thanks for trading.

This was a surprisingly easy, funny read and not what I expected at all. I took it on a one week trip where I took books with me that I hadn't felt like reading for a while. This way this hilarious narration of important or not so important facts of european history got read. I laughed, smirked, shook my head and learned. Who knew it was a Swiss that invented toilet paper on the same day the assassin of Italy's king was handed to Italian authorities by Sitzerland. Also an epileptic bunny, nerve gas, female orgasm, concentration camps, contraception and so on refreshed some of my memories. There are also a few mistakes in this book. One time it was the Swedes that invented the J (for Jew) in passports and another it was the Swiss.
The historic "facts" are told in the eye of the beholder.

book is now available for trade. I might take it to a bookcrosser meetup in the future sometime... lets see.

travelling as a RABCK to KiwiinEngland in the company of another thin book.

Save Journey Dear Book!

Thank you for including this in the mail for me.

I've tried to read this book a few times but it never caught my imagination. I'm going to send it to another book lover who I hopes enjoys it as much as previous readers.

A very bleated birthday and unusual author sweepstake winner surprise box of books.

If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it.

Wow, what a great surprise the courier dropped off today - this book, along with 5 others and a lovely selection of chocolates as well. Way to make my day!
Many thanks kiwiinengland for all of these gifts :)

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