A hilarious history of human blunders with a surprisingly poignant twist. As long as there are humans, there will be human error. It’s our legacy. Our love language. Our most reliable export. To err is to be human—and if you’re lucky, your screw-up might be so legendary that centuries from now, someone writes a book about it, and the world gets to point, laugh, and say, “Wow, that was dumb.”

Congratulations. Your future shame might just unite humanity in collective amusement. A true gift.

This book is packed with mishaps, mayhem, and magnificent idiocy, all served with razor-sharp wit and just enough existential dread to keep things grounded. And let’s be real: it is physically impossible to read it without hearing Ed Helms in your head. His voice practically leaps off the page, and honestly? That’s the best part.

So why the 3 stars? Visually, it’s not the prettiest book on the shelf (fear not, Ed, the cover is perfect) and I craved a deeper dive into ancient catastrophes. Surely someone in Pompeii said, “What volcano?” right before things got spicy. I want the guy who built the Trojan Horse garage door. The early cartographer who drew Australia as a large sandwich. The medieval scribe who misspelled a king’s name and triggered a decade of war. I want deep cuts.

Thank you for NetGalley, Grand Central Publishing, and Ed Helms for the privilege of receiving this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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