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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 902.02
EAN num: 9780062700360
ISBN number: 0062700367
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 704
Printing Date: November 06, 1991
Publishing house: Collins
Release Date: November 06, 1991
Sale Popularity Level: 43863
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From the world's greatest science writer, a history of the world from the Big Bang to 1945, told in irresistible short takes and highlighted by a timeline.
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Isaac Asimov is one of my favorite writers and I particularly enjoy reading his non-fiction work - Life And Energy is one of my all-time favorites. Chronology Of The World is a good reference book and provides brief overviews of the dominant cultures throughout history.
The reason I have given it 4 stars instead of 5 is that many of the histories he provides do not have the life that Asimov is usually able to impart to a subject. This may be do to the fact that Asimov is limited to how much he can write on any one time period/culture (the book is already huge). It is more of a reference book than a book that imparts understanding, but Asimov's true gift was his ability to provide understanding of a subject. So I would rather of had book that covered the major periods of history with a bit more depth at the expense of removing some of the lesser periods.
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While Asimov is most known for his science fiction classics, he was a prolific writer who wrote hundreds of books, most of them non-fiction. In this volume he presents earth history in slices of time across the whole world, not just in one region (e.g. western civilization or american history.) When you read about events happening in the middle east, for example you also read that there were events in China and Peru, showing mankind's growth an development occurred in many places and by many people. Highly recommended.
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This was the 4th copy of the book that I have bought. I gave the other three away as gifts. An excellent read, and can be put down and picked up again without losing anything. I finally learned why the Armenians hate the Turks, the genesis of the Spanish Civil War, how long Rome was a republic, and so much more that I was curious about but never took the time to research. It filled in many of the holes in my knowledge of history, and also provided a time line for events. I teach, and am continually astounded by students' lack of knowledge of context in studying history. Should be required reading for all high School students.
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This is probably the best book available on the history and chronology of events of the world. It's truly amazing how anyone could write such a thing and when that anyone was Isaac Asimov, who was busy writing hundreds of other things, you have to wonder how could he do it. His chronology shows just what human beings are about ---WAR! War through the ages. One after the other and often ata the same time. I highly recommend this book
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Amazing book. I hardly ever give a book five stars. This is a great "timeline" book, in words, of history that goes well as a tertiary source when reading other books on history. I have the hardcover which is as big as a dictionary and sturdy too. Highly recommended.
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