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A million years in a day : a curious history of daily life

Jenner, Greg2016
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Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history - featuring new updates for the paperback edition - BBC Horrible Histories consultant Greg Jenner explores the hidden stories behind these daily routines. This is not a story of politics, wars or great events, instead Greg Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising and sometimes downright silly nuggets from our past. It is a history of all those things you always wondered - and many you have never considered. It is the story of our lives, one million years in the making.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016.
Collation:
xi, 355 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published: 2015."From the Stone Age to the phone age" -- coverIncludes bibliographical references (pages 342-347) and index.
ISBN:
9781780225654
Dewey class:
306.09
Language:
English
BRN:
299553
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