A Short History of the World in 50 Failures Audiobook By Ben Gazur cover art

A Short History of the World in 50 Failures

Pre-order: Try for $0.00
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

A Short History of the World in 50 Failures

By: Ben Gazur
Narrated by: Malk Williams
Pre-order: Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Pre-order for $15.66

Pre-order for $15.66

Confirm pre-order
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

Explore the failures, mistakes and missed opportunities that shaped history in this new entry in the bestselling series.

From the botched attempt to create a life-extending elixir that produced gunpowder, to the unsuccessful stint in medical school which led to a career in naturalism for Charles Darwin, to the missile detection system malfunction that almost sparked a nuclear war, the course of human history has so often been shaped by failures of all magnitudes.

In fifty bite-sized chapters spanning thousands of years, A Short History of the World in 50 Failures details how the world as we know it has been defined by plans gone awry, opportunities not seized upon and schemes that were always fated to end in catastrophe.

Whether it's the pharaoh Akhenaten's misplaced attempt to found a new religion or Napoleon's doomed invasion of Russia, discover a fascinating collection of outsized tales and historical snafus that created the world as we know it today.

©2024 Ben Gazur (P)2024 W.F. Howes Ltd.
War Imperialism Pharaoh Military
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about A Short History of the World in 50 Failures

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.