This is no boring history lesson. Some of the questions from the distant past include: Who built the pyramids? Why does the hour have sixty minutes? What really happened during the Great Flood? Is the story of Atlantis true? Now you can travel backward in time to unravel some of the misunderstood secrets of history. Follow along and revisit ancient Sumer, Egypt, and Assyria. Meet many hard-to-pronounce characters including Ashurbanipal, Akhenaton, and Utnapishtim, as well as more familiar favorites such as Abraham, Moses, and Samson. Nineteen stories are here, spanning thousands of years and multiple civilizations. Zeno Singer has asked the tough questions, and now he shares the stories with you! These and over a dozen other topics are covered in a style that is both hilarious and down-to-Earth.