Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes |
2013 |
Cory O’Brien |
Buy |
| 2 |
George Washington Is Cash Money |
2015 |
Cory O’Brien |
Buy |
Cory O’Brien’s non-fiction catalog consists of two humor books that retell old stories in aggressively modern language. Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes (2013) covers world mythology, while George Washington Is Cash Money (2015) does the same for American history.
Both books grew from O’Brien’s “Myths RETOLD” blog, where he built an audience for his irreverent approach to classic stories. The books work as both comedy and genuine education, since the underlying facts and myths are accurate even when the language is deliberately crude.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Cory O’Brien Non-Fiction series?
There are two books in the Cory O’Brien Non-Fiction series, published between 2013 and 2015.
What is the first book in the Cory O’Brien Non-Fiction series?
The first book in the Cory O’Brien Non-Fiction series is Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, published in 2013.
What is Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes about?
Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes (2013) retells myths from Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Japanese, and other mythologies in modern, irreverent language. O’Brien strips away the formal tone of traditional myth retellings and replaces it with profanity, slang, and observations about how absurd many of these ancient stories actually are. The book grew out of his popular ‘Myths RETOLD’ blog.