The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Excellent research aid. Easy to read. Arrived intact as advertised.

Wonderfully delivered by Amazon! This is a really well made book and contains almost all small and big historical events. Loads of pictures and very informative as well. Very helpful for anyone wishing to know history.

Important historical events concisely explained over 3-4 pages per action. Authors avoid bias and stress relevance not sensationalism. A good read for a relaxing Sunday afternoon.

The publisher DK has earned my trust over many purchases from children’s educational books to cookery etc and this book is another extremely well-laid-out, highly informative yet user-friendly book. As a quality introduction / overview of history it is excellent. As with any book on such a broad topic the secret is in the editing and this book offers a good summary of main historic events without becoming bogged down in excessive detail. As an introduction to history or a basic grounding in ‘how we got to where we are’ I highly recommend it. I bought it for myself to fill some gaps in my now rusty knowledge of history and I’m thoroughly enjoying it - it’s so well formatted into. Ite-sized chapters that enjoyment is easy. I’m middle-aged but it’s be similarly approachable and engaging for younger readers from about 11yrs up. My two teenage sons have commented favourably about it too.

La manera de exponer los temas es simple y efectiva. Es visual, pero no deja de lado entrar a fondo en los temas. Lo recomiendo mucho.