Description: A veritable atlas of animosity, this book is a country-by-country breakdown of ethnic, religious, and nationalistic conflicts worldwide, complete with maps outlined by angst lines and zones of peevishness.
Review Quotes: "The geopolitical equivalent of scorecards that get hawked at ball games. Only Bob could make a user's guide to our increasingly hostile world this absorbing, this breezy, and--ultimately--this hopeful."
--Ken Jennings, author of Brainiac "It takes deft touch to combine this much-needed research with a razor-sharp wit... You'll laugh 'til you cry, but at least you'll be one step ahead of CNN." --Gus Russo, author of Supermob and The Outfit "If you read one book this year, be like me and choose this one."--Emo Philips "Bob Harris, perpetual Jeopardy underdog, now turns his polymathic curiosity to the subject of GLOBAL CONFLICT--the result: this handy history of violence that is at once surprising, fascinating, enlightening, and surprisingly: NOT TOTALLY DEPRESSING. A gimlet-eyed look at the world we endure that's also suitable for enjoying with a gimlet."
-- John Hodgman, author of The Areas of My Expertise and correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart