Additional information
| Publisher | DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley); Illustrated edition (3 April 2018) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 512 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1465470026 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1465470027 |
| Dimensions | 21.44 x 3.05 x 25.73 cm |
CJVP –
FABULOUS book
This is an INCREDIBLE resource for anyone interested in history.Beautiful pictures, charts, timelines. Has saved me so much time ….. don’t have tolook online: just look in this one marvelous book.
Jack Bannon –
Love it
Super cool book.
Amazon Customer –
Good Book
Will buy more in the futurethanks
Sue –
There’s a good selection of these books out there and most everyone …
Once in a while on a weekend and over a 6 month period, I went to several different BN bookstores to take a look at all the different pictorial world history books (I also went to the library to see what they had). There’s a good selection of these books out there and most everyone can probably find a format that suits his or hers individual taste. After looking at these books here at Amazon, and if you’re still having troubles deciding on which format to go with, the only other option would be to go to a bookstore and physically take a look at the different formats. I finally decided to go with this DK book as I was leaning towards a history book that was in chronological order (that way I could quickly flip to a certain point in time to see what was going on [before and after a particular point in time]). Each page has a timeline across the bottom (with significant points of interest mentioned). I’m planning on using this book later-on to add some of my own notes and annotations as I read other ‘textual based’ history books. I’m hoping that will help me remember additional things about history and what I have read about history. Our library had a reference book called the Chronicle of World History (which I missed when looking online). Amazon also sells it and it doesn’t cost that much. That book is also arranged in chronological order, has pictures, and all the articles reads like a newspaper.
RebelRandy –
Good “big picture” history book for kids to see human development through time across the world
It’s basically like an old encyclopedia, except for people with ADD. Lots of pictures but nothing more than 2 sentences on pretty much everything. A few “feature sections” where they take you through a particularly interesting development. I show it to my 6 year old when she asks me questions about why things are the way they are so she starts having an appreciation of human history. It can’t hold a torch to the old Britannica’s people used to have on their shelves.I like it for what it is and don’t hate it for what it isn’t. There’s some bias with the events & people that get more attention than others, but its still better than anything else out there at this price point for the sheer amount of material introduced. I say “introduced” on purpose because nothing is really “covered”. You get a teaser for basically every damn thing of import that people have done, now go use your internet powers for good and try to learn more if you’re really interested. That’s what this book is, a jumping off point for more learning.