Little Histories: A Little History of the World : Illustrated Edition (Hardcover)

from reedist

This is my favourite book of the last year - I'm pushing 50, my children are 6 and 8, and we all enjoyed it enormously - we couldn't wait to get to the end of each day and read the next chapter. It's intelligent Central European humanism, treating the reader as an equal and engaged partner. The t...

from timothyl33

Deceptive in its small size, this book however, packs a big punch. To be able to put so much history in such a simple and charming manner with its narrative style, makes this something to treasure for people of all ages.

from timothyl33

Deceptive in its small size, this book however, packs a big punch. To be able to put so much history in such a simple and charming manner with its narrative style, makes this something to treasure for people of all ages.

from seth_g

So much to be said about this wonderful writer and this wonderful book, meant to be read aloud to young people. But for now, this tidbit, which stopped me cold:"And having grown tired of his empire, along with its sun that never set, Charles V installed his brother Ferdinand as ruler of Austria a...

from riida

i picked this up yesterday morning from my shelf on a whim. more than 30 hours later, i'm still reading and could not bring myself to put it down! a simple re-telling of the history of the world, or rather, largely of the western world, it is none the less marvelous and stirring. the last chapter...