Refreshes the parts other history books can't reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance? In the dark about the Enlightenment? Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth - from 15 billion years BC to the present day? Good. A Less Boring History of the World tells you everything you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama, taking in the Byzantines, the Black Death , the Boston Tea Party , Bonaparte, and Bin Laden along the way. Each historical episode is boiled down to edible, bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history - and see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today.
ISBN: | 9780224087025 |
Publication date: | 4th October 2012 |
Author: | Dave Rear |
Publisher: | Square Peg an imprint of Vintage |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 270 pages |
Primary Genre | History |
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