Greedy Sexist Religious Bigots

Behold! Profane and profound, sarcastic and sensitive, Greedy Sexist Religious Bigots: A History of Humanity is a superbly argued historical roller coaster driven by an entertaining, eloquent, and exceedingly opinionated storyteller, weaving tales of our species’ atrocities and accomplishments across the ages.

A wholly unwhitewashed version of human history, Greedy Sexist Religious Bigots presents tales of humanity’s triumphs alongside its tragedies. From humans’ early instincts to be kind and altruistic (and also violent and xenophobic) to the rising power of monotheistic religions that steered the course of history (and also helped create the concept of racism) to how capitalism assisted in creating greater freedoms (and also bought off the masses to better exploit them), James Fell’s mission to explain how these frequently misunderstood unsavory behaviors evolved and shaped our societies will make readers laugh, cry, think, and despair, but also have hope for the future.

On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down

Sh!t happens. Every day.

Sh!t goes down every single day, year after year. Mae West was jailed for “corrupting the morals of youth.” When participation in the Hitler Youth became mandatory in Germany, teen “pirates” rebelled. Muhammad Ali refused to “drop bombs and bullets on brown people” in Vietnam. A dog sled relay carried medicine 674 miles through –50 temperatures to rescue dying children. The Dionne Quintuplets were stolen by the Canadian government and displayed like zoo animals for profit. An Indian princess was one of the most successful spies against the Nazis.

Bravery counter-balanced with cowardice. Slavery and self-sacrifice. Deeds both noble and despicable. Greed and generosity. Killing and curing. Grave mistakes and moments of greatness. There is inspiration to be found amidst the atrocities. On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down will significantly expand your knowledge of world history in the most hilarious and profane way possible.

On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down: Number 2

Sh!t happens. Again.

The SECOND VOLUME of the hilarious, irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed, featuring 366 MORE profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror, science and stupidity, courage and cowardice.

That famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster was faked as an act of revenge. Before “Scotty” saved the starship Enterprise, James Doohan stormed the beaches at Normandy and got shot to sh!t. “Napalm Girl,” Thị Kim Phúc escaped to Canada. When Trump lost the 2020 election, his lapdog lawyer Rudy Giuliani held a press conference between a crematorium and a porn store. In seventeenth century Italy, hundreds of women married to abusive husbands hired Giulia Tofana to poison them. Iñupiat woman Ada Blackjack, and her cat, survived in the remote Arctic for two years when all the men on the expedition died.

If reading history doesn’t make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living room, then you’re not reading the right history.