History Buffs

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 7:51pm

What is your favorite book on World History? I'm looking around for some good books.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 7:56pm

fiction, non-fiction, biography?
European, US, Asian? Narrow it down a bit, Goth, I may have some ideas.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 8:01pm

I'm looking for non-fiction that is an overview of World History. Something like an essentials of World History book.

[Garland Grrrl]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 8:46pm

this is the link to a great, comprehensive volume of art history. events and culture always seem to make more sense and seem more palpable to me this way.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078948904X/qid=1122597524/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_sbs_2/104-1850182-6522353?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
amazon book

Updated On: 7/28/05 at 08:46 PM

[Elphaba]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 10:01pm

ah, I see......how bout this

http://www.visibleink.com/title.php?id=68

My company started Visable Ink Press and then sold it to some co-workers, and it has really taken off. This is a fun book that is really interesting.

[Plum]

Posted: 7/28/05 at 10:26pm

Have you read No Ordinary Time? It's not really a world history book so much as a double biography of people heavily involved in world history, but I really liked it.

The Venture of Islam, Vols. 1-3, is also really interesting. A lot of Hodgson's terminology never got adopted, and the book can get awfully dry, but it's still a tremendous source on Islamic history. Shaban's Islamic History provides an interesting counterpoint to Hodgson's traditional view of Islam, even if I don't entirely agree with it.

And even though this is strictly American and not exactly a history book, I'd recommend The Politics Presidents Make to anyone interested in politics; it's a fascinating read.

Uh...yeah. None of those are what you asked for. Sorry.