Book Name : A Little History Of The World
Author : E.H. Gombrich
What is it about : Forty short essays of the more significant chapters of the world history as we know it, told by the Author in a grand-fatherly voice, in a manner that made me think of him possibly holding his mug of hot coco while he spoke. The Greats, The Terribles, The Conquerors, The Dictators, The Wars, The Peace and The Faiths, were all there, described at a high-level, but without sacrificing the importance and impacts of the roles and events. The book covered much of the Western spheres with a few interesting add-ons from the East such as The Buddha, Confucius et al.
Some thoughts after having read the book : I finished the book over a surprisingly fast one week period, all to show the writing and summation power the Author garnered as well as the skills in presenting those "boring" stories I dreaded in Primary School. The Author successfully turned cold historical facts into interesting, relevant and insightful messages. The personal experience of the Author during WWII added extra dimensions and relevance and he gave his heart-felt comments on that sad chapter of human history.
Would I recommend this book to you : Excellent, relaxing reading and I could just dive straight in to the parts of our history that tickled my fancy, without having to read the book in a chronological sequence. I would recommend the book especially to early teens whom at that age would have started studying HISTORY and might as I did, find the subject daunting, boring, impersonal, irrelevant - the book would go a long long way to entice the teenage readers and turn these aspects around.
Author : E.H. Gombrich
What is it about : Forty short essays of the more significant chapters of the world history as we know it, told by the Author in a grand-fatherly voice, in a manner that made me think of him possibly holding his mug of hot coco while he spoke. The Greats, The Terribles, The Conquerors, The Dictators, The Wars, The Peace and The Faiths, were all there, described at a high-level, but without sacrificing the importance and impacts of the roles and events. The book covered much of the Western spheres with a few interesting add-ons from the East such as The Buddha, Confucius et al.
Some thoughts after having read the book : I finished the book over a surprisingly fast one week period, all to show the writing and summation power the Author garnered as well as the skills in presenting those "boring" stories I dreaded in Primary School. The Author successfully turned cold historical facts into interesting, relevant and insightful messages. The personal experience of the Author during WWII added extra dimensions and relevance and he gave his heart-felt comments on that sad chapter of human history.
Would I recommend this book to you : Excellent, relaxing reading and I could just dive straight in to the parts of our history that tickled my fancy, without having to read the book in a chronological sequence. I would recommend the book especially to early teens whom at that age would have started studying HISTORY and might as I did, find the subject daunting, boring, impersonal, irrelevant - the book would go a long long way to entice the teenage readers and turn these aspects around.
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