Cody Cassidy is the author of Who Ate the First Oyster? and co-author of And Then You’re Dead. His writing has appeared in Wired and Slate, along many other publications. He lives in San Francisco.
'An insightful and entertaining look at 15 of the most catastrophic events in world history... A crisp blend of humor, history, and science, this is a crowd pleaser.' * Publisher's Weekly * 'Highly entertaining... Graphs, graphics, and other images make fun, invaluable additions to the text. Not only will this be perfect for those interested in history, humor, and popular science, its highly conversational tone and handy graphs and images will highly appeal to teen readers.' * Booklist *