Whack Job A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James mom author of THE LEVIATHAN

author of THE LEVIATHAN

Winston Churchill

Quinn realizes that the facts alone are never going to save her

and even as my mind rails against him

Whack Job A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James mom author of THE LEVIATHANA brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and executions, to newspaper headlines and popular culture. For as long as the axe has been in our hands, we have used it to kill. Much like the wheel, the boat, and the telephone, the axe is a transformative piece of technologyone that has been with us since prehistory. And just as early humans used the axe to chop down trees, hunt