The Story of Earth - Robert M Hazen A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth - Henry Gee History of the World Map by Map - DK (with Smithsonian) The Timetables of History - Bernard Grun History - DK (Smithsonian) Ultimate Visual History of the World - Jean Pierre Isbouts (National Geographic) The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity - David Graeber, David Wengrow A History of Civilizations - Fernand Braudel (Penguin) The Story of Civilization - Will and Ariel Durant (multi-volume) The Penguin History of the World - J M Roberts (& Odd Arne Westad)
For the visual types I'd also recommend The Times Compete History Of The World, which is another map/atlas based book, lavish with the pictures, but also lavish with the text. A glorious hulking coffee table thing with maps of just about everything. And speaking of everything, another one-volume prose thing that combines geo-biology with history is What On Earth Happened? by Christopher Lloyd (not Doc Brown, a different guy). Also if you like JM Roberts, there's been various illustrated versions made of his work covering multiple volumes, which I've envied for years.
Decades ago I had a copy of Mankind And Mother Earth by Arnold Toynbee but never got beyond the first chapter. Would it be worthwhile me obtaining another copy?
The Story of Earth - Robert M Hazen
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth - Henry Gee
History of the World Map by Map - DK (with Smithsonian)
The Timetables of History - Bernard Grun
History - DK (Smithsonian)
Ultimate Visual History of the World - Jean Pierre Isbouts (National Geographic)
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity - David Graeber, David Wengrow
A History of Civilizations - Fernand Braudel (Penguin)
The Story of Civilization - Will and Ariel Durant (multi-volume)
The Penguin History of the World - J M Roberts (& Odd Arne Westad)
I now have the complete set of Will and Ariel's set. You were right, each volume I read is superb.
A lot of additions to my booklist. Thanks for a brilliant video.
For the visual types I'd also recommend The Times Compete History Of The World, which is another map/atlas based book, lavish with the pictures, but also lavish with the text. A glorious hulking coffee table thing with maps of just about everything.
And speaking of everything, another one-volume prose thing that combines geo-biology with history is What On Earth Happened? by Christopher Lloyd (not Doc Brown, a different guy).
Also if you like JM Roberts, there's been various illustrated versions made of his work covering multiple volumes, which I've envied for years.
The Outline of History by HG Wells, 1920 'being a plain history of life and mankind'
Yaaay another starter kit!
Starter kits a nice what to get books in your category of choice.
Nice kit
Loving these starter kits!
History of the World Map by Map has been on my Amazon wishlist for quite a while! I'm waiting for the price to drop or for it to go on sale!
Decades ago I had a copy of Mankind And Mother Earth by Arnold Toynbee but never got beyond the first chapter. Would it be worthwhile me obtaining another copy?
Susan Wise Bauer's three volume history of the world is a bit dry but good.
expensive too
My favorite along these lines is Asimov's Chronology of the World