Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena [Hardcover]

AVULTURE BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2023 

From the star of the “deeply funny, unexpectedly informative” (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentaryCunk on Earth, a helpful guide covering every single topic in the known universe, from Adam and Eve toTop Gun.

Once in a blue moon, a book comes along that changes the world.The Origin of Species. War and Peace. 1984.And now,Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena, by Philomena Cunk.

Philomena Cunk is one of the greatest thinkers of the 21st century, and inCunk on Everythingshe turns her attention to our biggest issue: why are there so many books? Wouldn't it be better if there was just one? This is that book — an encyclopedia of all human knowledge, delving into not only life's greatest mysteries but our most important political figures and cultural touchstones. 

Read it, and you'll never have to read another book again.Philomena Cunkis a journalist and thinker who has presented TV shows on everything from time and feminism to Shakespeare and Jesus. She asks the big questions other journalists are afraid to, like ‘How important are the words in Shakespeare’s plays?’ and ‘Why do we cry when it’s the onions getting hurt?’