Are cannibals civilised?Is the guillotine a humane form of execution?Would you be prepared to die to defend your beliefs?The story of human civilisation is written in blood, so how did we end up where we are today? With a mix of provocative facts, gory details and amazing stories of personal courage, Beverley MacDonald takes us on a race through history, as she asks the biggest question of all: What sort of society do you want to live in?
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Beverley MacDonald was born and raised in Victoria. Her paternal grandfather was an ANZAC at Gallipoli and France; her father was a primary school teacher in regional Victoria. After the publication of her first novel she went back to school and completed a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing. She is a qualified editor and currently works in children
More about Beverley MacdonaldAndrew Weldon is an Angus Beef cow, and a widely published cartoonist and children's book author. His cartoons have been published extensively in Australia and internationally, including in The Age newspaper and The Big Issue, as well as in The New Yorker, The Spectator and Private Eye. He has published two book collections I'm so Sorry Little Man, I Though
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