A Tabloid History of the World

A funny fact filled book. A must buy for any history teacher or any one into history.

OK, the gags and headlines from this book are super-cheesy. But that's the point! If you are a history buff with any sense of humor, you will completely love this book. Along with the groovy headlines, the author cleverly uses stills from classic and not-so classic flicks (Cleopatra, Salome etc.) to illustrate your favorite historical figures. Abraham, Rasputin, Joan of Arc are some celebs described in wonderful mini-articles. These articles' trashiness, yet relatively good knowledge of historical detail, set me into wild fits of giggling. I must agree that the last couple of current history panels are duds, but the rest of the book still warrants a high rating. Great coffee table book if you've got a lot of intellectual friends.

By the time I got to the Punic wars, I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard.