The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History

by David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, Piers Marchant, et al.

Best-seller history repeats itself with this dynamic new "almanac" format that broadens the scope and content of the Worst-Case Scenario handbooks. The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History offers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811845400
• ISBN13: 9780811845403
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

An Entertaining Read - Much More Than A Guide

This book was certainly a much more interesting read than the other books in the Worst Case Scenario series. The other books simply have been a number of scenarios and solutions for said scenarios. However this book does something different. Some historical scenarios come with the historical solutions, and then with an modern day solution. Dispersed within the scenarios are short stories about various events and individuals in history, with some little known facts about them. For example, Caligula was once an enlightened ruler before a sickness caused the madness that we know him so well for. And with each historical anecdote was a lesson to be learned. This book is also ideal for bathroom reading as each section is a fairly quick read.