{"title":"Philomena Cunk","description":"Philomena Cunk is a journalist and thinker who has presented TV shows on everything from time and feminism to Shakespeare and Jesus. She asks the big questions other journalists are afraid to, like 'How important are the words in Shakespeare's plays?' and 'Why do we cry when it's the onions getting hurt?' She is the author of CUNK ON EVERYTHING.","products":[{"product_id":"the-world-according-to-cunk-an-illustrated-history-of-all-world-events-ever-hardcover","title":"The World According to Cunk: An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Revolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War! All of this (except trumpets) and more, is covered in this definitive, easy-clean history of all world history so far, written by the creator and star of the \"blessedly stupid, wickedly smart\" (Observer) Netflix documentary \u003ci\u003eCunk on Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Philomena Cunk. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Focussing on the inventions, art, and brainboxes that made the modern world the unbearable place it is today, \u003ci\u003eThe World According To Cunk\u003c\/i\u003e is the history book to end all history books: more unputdownable than Andrew Marr's \u003ci\u003eHistory Of The Wor\u003c\/i\u003eld, less unpickupable than Yuval Noah Harari's \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e, and noticeably less in ancient Greek than Herodotus' \u003ci\u003eHistories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philomena Cunk says: \"About the world, written on the world, and available at all the world's remaining bookshops, T\u003ci\u003ehe World According To Cunk\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive history of the world. There will never need be another history book. Unless something major happens. Even then they'll probably just put something up on TikTok about it. A word of warning: please don't buy it if you're expecting anything about trumpets in it. You will only be disappointed.\"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375548367071,"sku":"9781538773826","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/mODL6hiV9b9781538773826.webp?v=1789203709"},{"product_id":"cunk-on-everything-the-encyclopedia-philomena-hardcover","title":"Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eVULTURE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the star of the \"deeply funny, unexpectedly informative\" (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentary\u003ci\u003e Cunk on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, a helpful guide covering every single topic in the known universe, from Adam and Eve to \u003ci\u003eTop Gun.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once in a blue moon, a book comes along that changes the world. \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species. War and Peace. 1984. \u003c\/i\u003eAnd now, \u003ci\u003eCunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena\u003c\/i\u003e, by Philomena Cunk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philomena Cunk is one of the greatest thinkers of the 21st century, and in\u003ci\u003e Cunk on Everything\u003c\/i\u003e she turns her attention to our biggest issue: why are there so many books? Wouldn't it be better if there was just one? This is that book -- an encyclopedia of all human knowledge, delving into not only life's greatest mysteries but our most important political figures and cultural touchstones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Read it, and you'll never have to read another book again.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375582216415,"sku":"9781538766767","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ekzeY9NsB99781538766767.webp?v=1789203786"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/philomena-cunk.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}