'TOM PHILLIPS IS A VERY CLEVER, VERY FUNNY MAN' Greg Jenner

This is a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout history, that we've managed to avoid it.

We live in a 'post-truth' age, we're told. The US has a president who openly lies on a daily basis (or who doesn't even know what's true, and doesn't care). The internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation battleground. People don't trust experts any more.

But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the UK's leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with complete bollocks every day. Here, he tells the hilarious story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other - and ourselves - and asks an important question: how can humanity move towards a truthier future?

PRAISE FOR HUMANS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOW WE F*CKED IT ALL UP:

'This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant' Jeremy Clarkson, author of The World According to Clarkson

'F*cking brilliant' Sarah Knight, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck

'Very funny' Mark Watson, author of Eleven

'In dark times, it's reassuring to learn that we've always been a bunch of clueless f*cking nitwits' Stuart Heritage, author of Don't Be a Dick, Pete

'A light-touch history of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong... Both readable and entertaining' Telegraph

About the Author

Tom Phillips is the editor of Full Fact, Britain's leading independent fact-checking organisation. Previously he was the editorial director of BuzzFeed UK, where he divided his time between very serious reporting on important issues... and making jokes.

Tom's first book, HUMANS: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up, was published in 2018, and has since been translated into more than 30 languages. Tom's second book, TRUTH: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t was published in 2019 and has so far sold in 20 territories.

Reviews
For Tom Phillips and HUMANS:
This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant. Apart from the epilogue which is idiotic. -- Jeremy Clarkson
In dark times, it's reassuring to learn that we've always been a bunch of clueless f*cking nitwits -- Stuart Heritage * Don't Be a Dick, Pete *
A light-touch history of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong... Both readable and entertaining * Telegraph *
If you find yourself looking at the news and wondering how humanity has got so many things wrong, over and over again, this book is a very funny answer to just that question' -- Mark Watson, comedian



Book Information
ISBN 9781472263193
Author Tom Phillips
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Wildfire
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 214mm * 134mm * 30mm