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Daily rituals humorously traced to ancient origins.

If you ever wonder why we do the things we do, "A Million Years in a Day" by Greg Jenner is a delightful guide through the history of our everyday activities. Jenner’s spark of humor lightens the vast timeline, making the connections from past to present both relatable and entertaining. It's a read that transforms the mundane into a series of mini adventures through the annals of human existence.

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A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Daily Life

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ISBN: 9781780225654
Authors: Greg Jenner
Date of Publication: 2016-06-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.73
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Structured around one ordinary modern Saturday, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, peppered with amusing pop culture references, Greg Jenner explores the gradual and often unexpected evolution of our 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. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered - and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making.
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Daily rituals humorously traced to ancient origins.

If you ever wonder why we do the things we do, "A Million Years in a Day" by Greg Jenner is a delightful guide through the history of our everyday activities. Jenner’s spark of humor lightens the vast timeline, making the connections from past to present both relatable and entertaining. It's a read that transforms the mundane into a series of mini adventures through the annals of human existence.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.