Acelebrationofthebrave,drunkenpioneerswhobuiltourcivilizationoneseeminglybaddecisionatatime,ABriefHistoryofViceexploresasideofthepastthatmainstreamhistorybooksprefertohide.Historyhasneverbeenmorefun--ormoreintoxicating.Guns,germs,andsteelmighthavetransformedusfromhunter-gatherersintomodernman,butbooze,sex,trashtalk,andtrippingbuiltourcivilization.CrackededitorRobertEvansbringshissignaturedoggedresearchandlivelyinsighttouncoverthemanyandmagnificentwaysvicehasinfluencedhistory,fromtheprostitute-turned-empresswhoscoredamajorvictoryforwomen’srightstothebeerthathelpedcreate--anddestroy--SouthAmerica’sfirstempire.AndEvansgoesdeeperthansimplywritingaboutancientdebauchery;herecreatessomeofhistory’smostenjoyable(andmostpainful)vicesandincludesguidessoyoucanfollowalongathome.You’lllearnhowto:-TriplikeaGreekphilosopher.-RavelikeyourStoneAgeancestors.-GetdrunklikeaSumerian.-Smokeanosepipelikeapre-ColumbianNativeAmerican.“Mixingscience,humor,andgrosslyirresponsibleself-experimentation,Evanspaintsavividpictureofhowbadhabitsbuilttheworldweknowandlove.“--DavidWong,authorofJohnDiesattheEnd
