{"product_id":"book-bl1f","title":"A Brief History of Vice","description":"\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the brave, drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Vice\u003c\/i\u003e explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide. History has never been more fun—or more intoxicating.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Guns, germs, and steel might have transformed us from hunter-gatherers into modern man, but booze, sex, trash talk, and tripping built our civilization. \u003ci\u003eCracked\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll learn how to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Trip like a Greek philosopher.\u003cbr\u003e • Rave like your Stone Age ancestors.\u003cbr\u003e • Get drunk like a Sumerian.\u003cbr\u003e • Smoke a nose pipe like a pre–Columbian Native American.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“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 \u003ci\u003eJohn Dies at the End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49333707768112,"sku":"BDbl1f","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/219484-bl1f-Square.jpg?v=1733876917","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bl1f","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}