Brief History of Vice

<b>A celebration of the brave drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time <i>A Brief History of Vice</i> explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide. History has never been more fun--or more intoxicating.</b> <p/> Guns germs and steel might have transformed us from hunter-gatherers into modern man but booze sex trash talk and tripping built our civilization. <i>Cracked</i> editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the many and magnificent ways vice has influenced history from the prostitute-turned-empress who scored a major victory for women's rights to the beer that helped create--and destroy--South America's first empire. And Evans goes deeper than simply writing about ancient debauchery; he recreates some of history's most enjoyable (and most painful) vices and includes guides so you can follow along at home. <p/>You'll learn how to: <p/> - Trip like a Greek philosopher.<br> - Rave like your Stone Age ancestors.<br> - Get drunk like a Sumerian.<br> - Smoke a nose pipe like a pre-Columbian Native American. <p/><b>Mixing science humor and grossly irresponsible self-experimentation Evans paints a vivid picture of how bad habits built the world we know and love.--David Wong author of <i>John Dies at the End</i></b>