The Twitter History of the World: Everything You Need to Know about Everything in 140 Characters or LessPaperback, 1 June 2013

A humourous look at the world's history in 140 characters

"The Iraq War""
@TonyBlair
#FF @GeorgeWBush - you should see the DMs he's been sending me about WMDS in Iraq #terrifying
09:32am, September 12, 2001"

"@GeorgeWBush
@Tony Blair - that's ma boy!
05:04am, March 20, 2003"

Who would say what during wartime?What would Jesus tweet?And how would history's most indecent of scandals have played out on our computer screens?This hilarious book takes a 140-character romp through history, exploring what it might be like if Twitter had always been part of our lives. From dinosaurs to Princess Diana, the Magna Carta to phone-hacking, including "Famous Last Tweets,"hysterical hashtags, and salacious "Follow Fridays,"here is the story of the world told via 140 characters or less."