Talking of brief histories, I found an account of The History of the Universe in 200 Words or less on the web. Impressive but not many of the 200 words are short!
25 February 2005
A Brief History of the Human Race
I'm recently started this book and am really enjoying it. The History of Mankind in just 359 pages - and not just western history; it includes an historic account of every continent. It might be brief but it's full of interesting ideas and anecdotes - to be recommended.
Talking of brief histories, I found an account of The History of the Universe in 200 Words or less on the web. Impressive but not many of the 200 words are short!
Talking of brief histories, I found an account of The History of the Universe in 200 Words or less on the web. Impressive but not many of the 200 words are short!
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359 pages just for the History of Humanity? I do the entire history of the Universe in 171 pages in A Briefer History of Time (http://members.verizon.net/~vze3fs8i/bhtes/), which is the book I wrote based on my History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less. Of course, I couldn't be quite as thorough as Michael Cook. :)
Wow, Eric, thanks for stopping by. I'll definitely have to get hold of your book. It looks both interesting and funny - which is a great combination in any read.
You're quite welcome. Let me know what you think!
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