03740cam a2200373 4500 239211731 TxAuBib 20140809120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781400129706 1400129702 90853073-d91d-42d3-83cd-c5c935fc9254 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 206027 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Wiegand, Steve. The Mental Floss History of the World [Bridges Audiobook] : An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits. Tantor Media, 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 428MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 428MB. HTML:<p>About 60,000 years ago, the first <i>Homo sapiens</i> were just beginning their move across the grasslands and up the ladder of civilization. Everything since then, as they say, is history. Just in case you were sleeping in class that day, the geniuses at <i>mental_floss</i> magazine have put together a hilarious (and historically accurate) primer on everything you need to know---and that means the good stuff.</p> <p>Twelve core chapters of world history tackle everything from civilization's baby steps in the Fertile Crescent to the Not-Really-That-Dark-Unless-You-Lived-in-Europe Ages to A World United by Terror and TV. From the Golden Haemorhoids of the Philistines (punishment from above) to the likely namesake of the cartoon elephant Babar (a Mongol prince) to the most pressing language translation issues facing the menus of today ("carp" vs. "crap"), all of history's most interesting bits have finally been handpicked and roasted to perfection.</p>. Who says history has to be a dull collection of names and dates? Certainly not the guys behind THE MENTAL FLOSS HISTORY OF THE WORLD, who prove that history can be pretty darned entertaining when you include the saucy stuff often redacted from textbooks. Johnny Heller is owed a big share of the credit for making the sweep of history less intimidating with his occasional tongue-in-cheek delivery. But don't take that to mean that this information isn't accurate--it is. Heller and the boys from MENTAL FLOSS just know that it's easier to listen to history when it's presented as fun instead of a chore. Of course, there's so much presented that it's hard to retain all the facts and dates, but that's what books (and studying) are for. M.S. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. Humor (Nonfiction.) Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-09 14:24:47. Sass, Erik. Heller, Johnny. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=90853073-d91d-42d3-83cd-c5c935fc9254 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/206027-TheMentalFlossHistoryOfTheWorld.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/206027-TheMentalFlossHistoryOfTheWorld.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=90853073-D91D-42D3-83CD-C5C935FC9254&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/206027-TheMentalFlossHistoryOfTheWorld.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/206027-TheMentalFlossHistoryOfTheWorld.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=90853073-D91D-42D3-83CD-C5C935FC9254&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)