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File Size: 10753 KB
Print Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Hanover Square Press; Original edition (May 7, 2019)
Publication Date: May 7, 2019
Language: English
ASIN: B07JKYXGND
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This book is basically the story of poor decisions writ large across the history of the globe. It talks about the isolationist politics of the Ming dynasty, some brief discussion of the failures and abject misery that was the colonial period, some early historic failures like Lucy (the name of the best preserved skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis which, sadly, I've had to explain the significance of to several otherwise well-informed colleagues. So, the subject matter is a bit dark and sometimes all the way over into the realm of grim.The way that it is discussed, however, frequently drags it back into the land of humor. Tom Phillips has a gift with writing little stories to make them entertaining, but not long enough to really lose the attention span of a modern reader. That said, the sections of the book do occasionally come across feeling like the captions from a clickbait story on the Internet, replete with photos. This is probably not far from the truth; Mr. Phillips was an editorial director for BuzzFeed.My favorite chapter was probably one of the first, where Mr. Phillips foregoes concrete examples or historical anecdotes to tell us about the thought processes that evolution has instiled into us that lead to so many of these dumb decision. Reasoning tools that are generally faulty, like poor analogies, the Dunning-Krueger effect, and other places our brains badly mislead us.One thing that might have been nice was a little more modernity in here. Something about Brexit, for example. Or the Trump administration. Oh...wait. That's right. The parallels and side eye at many of the bad decisions that riddle the text as subtle (and not so subtle, and club you in the head with the analogy) allusions to the President of the US.You see, across the span of the text, there are stories about poor judgement, poor leadership, and poor leadership caused by poor judgement. Naturally, for a UK/US audience, Brexit and the Trump administration are probably the first things that come to mind with regard to those words. (Whether you think the description is apt or not, incompetent and leader are two words that will always be associated with President Trump, partly because it is such a common opinion that even his supports are apt to think of it before much else, even if only to disagree.)Naturally, being a BuzzFeed editor, Mr. Phillips takes every chance he can to take shots at President Trump. Mostly, these are a bit surreptitious. While the joke is generally in the background, toward the ends of most chapters, there's a bit of a wink wink nudge nudge that is, to put it mildly, inelegant. And then there is the chapter about Hitler. But during the chapter on Hitler, the parallels are drawn with such a heavy hand that it made me start to wonder how badly he shaded the narrative to draw out the similarities. So much so that I got annoyed by the end and started to seriously wonder about the veracity of the whole thing.But if you can tolerate what is, quite clearly, a very biased and one-sided presentation of the schadenfreude without losing your enjoyment of poor decisions (or being much bothered by the human toll that they've wrought), this might be for you. If you are a person who is not a fan of the current administration, and want to have ready material to point to about what can go wrong when people in positions of power exercise poor judgement, ignore their advisers, and generally assume that they know more than anyone else, this is probably for you.
I love books with a dark, cynical sense of humor, so how could I resist a book with a title like this? I read this book in maybe 3 or 4 sittings, and I enjoyed it thoroughly (unlike many nonfiction books where it feels more like a school assignment to finish). What Phillips does in this book is offer selective examples from history where human beings have made supremely stupid decisions that badly backfired. These examples are grouped not chronologically but rather in thematically similar chapters, e.g., disasters in warfare, colonialism, democracy, and technology. If you're expecting a more traditional kind of history, this organization will seem a little confusing and/or, well, disorganized. Here is where I would offer the only (faint) criticism of the book, which is that it is perhaps mistitled: With the words "a brief history" the reader may expect a more conventional linear narrative. But once you realize you are not getting a convention narrative but rather a collection of truly fascinating and enjoyable anecdotes, you will appreciate just how entertaining (and informative) this book is.I realized just how interesting this book was when I found myself devoting more than one dinner conversation to repeating some of the more outrageous historical incidents described in its pages. For example, I loved the story about Sigurd the Mighty, holder of "the dubious distinction in military history of being killed by an enemy he'd already decapitated several hours earlier." (I'll make you read the book to find out how that actually transpired.) All of these anecdotes are delivered in a delightfully droll, witty writing style that makes the point accurately yet humorously. Take, as another example, this sentence from the passage explaining why evolution sometimes results in counterproductive traits: "Evolution gets results not by planning ahead, but rather by simply hurling a ridiculously large number of hungry, horny organisms at a dangerous and unforgiving world and seeing who fails least."The humor and shock value of many of the examples portrayed here may tempt readers to conclude that this is not a "serious" or scholarly book. However, in the chapters involving topics I have expertise in (cognitive biases and evolutionary bases of behavior), I can vouch that Phillips presents the issues accurately, fairly, and impressively clearly for a lay audience.If you are a fan of Dave Barry's humor, and/or if you are a fan of Mary Roach's books, I think you would love this book. I also think it would make a great birthday or Christmas present. Highly recommend.
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