Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World. Alan Beard and Alec McNayr

by Alan Beard

OUTRAGEOUS HISTORICAL REVELATIONS IN FEWER THAN 140 CHARACTERS!
THEY TWEETED WHAAAATTT? History's most famous personalities share their ridiculous, scandalous, and humorous thoughts. From the ancient tweets of @Plato and @Socrates to modern updates from @Napoleon, @Hitler, and @BabeRuth, Historical Tweets has all the answers to history's biggest questions: What happened to the dragons? What does "four score" mean? WWJT? For those who can handle only 140 characters' worth of history at a time (and don't mind breaking their history teachers' hearts), this is the perfect book.
@Kissinger Which button do I push to erase my last 18 and a half tweets?
TRICKY_ME
9:52 PM June 20, 1972
I live my life like a candle in the wind. Whatever that means.
LOL #mwah #mwah
MARILYN!
7:09 PM July 18, 1953

Genres: Humor, History, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 27, 2010

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Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was kinda funny... And really stupid! xD

[Tanmay Tathagat · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is crap. Why would anybody buy this book? How many did they actually manage to sell? It takes barely 10 minutes to read through. Allow yourself to chuckle a few times before you find yourself bored out of your wits by the most predictably adolescent attempts at humour. I know this is not supposed to be high art, but this is pretty damn low.

[Mari · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is an okay one time read, but I didn't find the humor entertaining. Maybe it was because I don't find modern American humor funny (i.e. SNL), that could be why I just didn't get a laugh out of it. The Adam tweet was good...

[Ember Air · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't something you read to learn history; this is something you read when you know history and want to laugh.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

A chuckle worthy read for those who like history and a change of pace for those who find history boring.

[Alannah Clarke · Rating 4 out of 5]

After coming across Historical Tweets accidently, I bought the book from amazon on a whim. As much as I enjoy History, I thought the short and snappy concept of this book was a great idea. My favourite of the book was "Brutus: @Julius C - Thanks for the birthday knife. I’ll always have your back."

It was a quick, enjoyable read but I am glad that I didn't pay full price for this book.

[Meaghan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. I didn't really find this very funny. To me the book just came off as kind of dumb and inane, though it did make me smile once in awhile. Perhaps I would have liked it more if I didn't know so much about history.

[Torzilla · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cool concept. I saw a website that did something similar to HISTORICAL TWEETS and I was crying from laughter.

As for this book? The humor didn't work for me. I think I smiled once or twice, but the rest bored me. It felt like the authors tried too hard to make the tweets funny.

[Umme · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book of giggles! A comical collection of what some of the most famous personalities from the past would have tweeted on Twitter. If you’re a history junkie, this short and witty book will prove to be a blast to look through.

[Liv · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one got me laughing. Quick fun read. My favourite:
"Brutus: @Julius C - Thanks for the birthday knife. I’ll always have your back."

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny collection of what some historical figures might have tweeted. There were some really good ones in here.

[Agnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Trying new diet. Want to get back into my skinny jeans." - Gandhi

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilariously funny.

[Juliana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Extremely short. Good for a laugh.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

*snickers*

[Destiny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute and funny.

[Anjeli Crisanto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for history and social media buffs.

[Colleendearborn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!

[Mickey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Amusing concept, weak execution.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eh. It's a neat idea, but too crass for my taste. Very clever in parts.