Life in Five Seconds: The Short Story of Absolutely Everything

Told in ingenious pictographs that are witty, provocative, and to the point, "Life in 5 Seconds" starts with 200 important events, inventions, great lives, wonders of the natural world, and cultural icons and boils away the useless details to give you the pure essence of knowledge.
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Told in ingenious pictographs that are witty, provocative, and to the point, "Life in 5 Seconds" starts with 200 important events, inventions, great lives, wonders of the natural world, and cultural icons and boils away the useless details to give you the pure essence of knowledge.
In today's caffeine-charged, jet-fueled, information-overload society, who has the time to probe the deeper meaning of existence? Let's face it--life's far too short for that sort of in-depth research. What today calls for is instant knowledge, delivered in pictures.
The result is a collection of hilarious visual snapshots that puts all of life into context. You'll laugh out loud as you finally understand the differences between Satan and Santa Claus; explore the vibrancy of artists from Beethoven to Banksy; compare the masonry in the Great Wall of China to that of the Berlin Wall; weigh the importance of Elvis; deconstruct the genius of Ikea; play with the history of video games; and plumb other vitally important holes in your knowledge.
With its bold color scheme and irreverent illustrations, "Life in 5 Seconds" is the perfect gift for anyone with a good sense of humor and a short attention span.