{"product_id":"fun-facts-for-better-or-nicci-brochard-9781969703409","title":"Fun Facts \"For Better or Worse... But Mostly Bizarre: The Hilarious, Heartbreaking, and Utterly Bewildering Ways Humans Have Formalized 'I do' and 'I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFun Facts \"For Better or Worse... But Mostly Bizarre\" The Hilarious, Heartbreaking, and Utterly Bewildering Ways Humans Have Formalized 'I do' and 'I don't Anymore' Across Civilizations. Take it or leave it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep aside Romeo and Juliet; this book is crashing the wedding and bringing the receipts. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFun Facts \"For Better or Worse... But Mostly Bizarre\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003etakes readers on a whirlwind tour through the wild, weird, and occasionally downright WTF ways humans have gotten hitched and unhitched throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Viking bride prices paid in cows to the ancient Mesopotamian prenups that made modern lawyers blush, to a culture that literally marries trees (yes, trees), this book asks the eternal question: Are we sure this whole marriage thing wasn't a dare? Whether you're a hopeless romantic, a jaded divorcee, or just someone who enjoys marveling at how strange humans can be when armed with rings and rituals, this riotously witty journey through matrimonial madness is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd don't worry, we don't skip the breakups. Because what goes \"I do\" must sometimes go \"I'm done,\" and nothing says civilization like a legally binding meltdown with witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet to laugh and know: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow different cultures have turned love into a bureaucratic performance art: some involving goats, others involving ghost spouses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe most absurd divorce rituals ever recorded: including a public shoe-throwing ceremony (yes, really).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy marriage has survived millennia of chaos: even though most people can't agree on dinner plans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy it now and laugh, gasp, and cringe your way through the most dysfunctional and fascinating relationship saga humanity has ever written\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Love may be eternal, but the ways we screw it up are refreshingly diverse. Buy your copy \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTONIGHT!!!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicci Brochard,Ben Chuba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969703407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969703409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crossborderpublishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Nicci Brochard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742997000447,"sku":"9781969703409","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7eaa5ecb-5322-4d7b-a99c-edd761a322e7.jpg?v=1782449079","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fun-facts-for-better-or-nicci-brochard-9781969703409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}