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The Chronicles of Cringe: A History of Human Embarrassment

The Chronicles of Cringe: A History of Human Embarrassment - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:David Green, Merone Hannah TesfayePublish date:9/22/2026Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:GestaltenISBN-13:9783967042276ISBN-10:3967042278UPC:9783967042276Book Category:Social Science, HumorBook Subcategory:Customs & Traditions, Topic, FormBook Topic:Regional & Cultural, PictorialSize:10.40 x 8.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.339Product ID:SCYVPDV5RZ

Embarrassment is universal yet rarely examined beyond its sting.

The Chronicles of Cringe reframes it as a cultural artifact and historical thread, tracing humanity's most spectacular missteps across centuries. From military blunders to artistic disasters, political gaffes to social misfires, each entry reveals how cringe operates as both individual experience and collective mirror.

Blending original illustration and sharp commentary, the book shows how the moments we most want to forget reveal what we most need to remember about being fallibly, gloriously human.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:GestaltenISBN-13:9783967042276ISBN-10:3967042278UPC:9783967042276Book Category:Social Science, HumorBook Subcategory:Customs & Traditions, Topic, FormBook Topic:Regional & Cultural, PictorialSize:10.40 x 8.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.339Product ID:SCYVPDV5RZ
Green, David: - David Green and Merone Hannah Tesfaye are Brooklyn-based writers with backgrounds spanning comedy, cultural commentary, and editorial storytelling. Graphics Dept. is the design studio of Ana Realmuto and Nate Bruzdzinski, known for their bold, tactile approach to visual communication. Illustrations are by David Huang, whose expressive work has appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times.Tesfaye, Merone Hannah: - David Green and Merone Hannah Tesfaye are Brooklyn-based writers with backgrounds spanning comedy, cultural commentary, and editorial storytelling. Graphics Dept. is the design studio of Ana Realmuto and Nate Bruzdzinski, known for their bold, tactile approach to visual communication. Illustrations are by David Huang, whose expressive work has appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times.
Publisher: Gestalten

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David Green, Merone Hannah Tesfaye

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