A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Daily Life Michèle Barrett Here Is New York

Here Is New York

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A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Daily Life Michèle Barrett Here Is New YorkStructured around one ordinary modern Saturday, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, peppered with amusing pop culture references, Greg Jenner explores the gradual and often unexpected evolution of our daily routines. This is not a story of politics, wars or great events, instead Greg Jenner has scoured Roman