BADASS: THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND

Based on the incredibly popular website, www.badassoftheweek.com, which gets about 1.2 million hits per month, BADASS salutes the exploits of asskickers throughout history and from all over the globe. From El Cid to Saladin, Julius Caeser to Yi Soon Shin the book will be uniquely funny, innovatively designed, historically accurate and just might get you so pumped up that you will want to quit your shitty job, smash your office desk into splinters with your forehead.

Throughout history certain individuals have always stood out as being completely fucking awesome. These figures completely obliterated anything that stood in their path, overcame insurmountable obstacles and altered the course of history. Think Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, Joan of ArcGeorge S. Patton. Badasses are becoming a dying breed in a world where it's easy for people to become content with their place and the order of the universe. However, we need these heroes. They show us that people aren't born badassed. With over 100,000 page views per month, the website has generated considerable attention.