A Little History of the World
by E. H. Gombrich
Recommended by Lena Dunham and Tim Urban
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Holocaust, Most Recommended Books, and History.
In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26yearold Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Holocaust, Most Recommended Books, and History.
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Lena Dunham
“Super comprehensive history of everything. As if your grandfather were sitting around with a bunch of little kids explaining it.”
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