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Dec 27, 2019dixithanoop rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a reference book from all angles, but I made the mistake of actually reading it, as I submitted to the quizzer inside me, and couldn't put the book down. It took almost two months to just glance over every page and read the interesting portions that appealed to me (which was almost every page). Needless to say, Nat Geo's commitment for clarity and organization of this book is commendable. The story is laid out in chronological order as one would expect, but also spans breadthwise on most occasions, touching boundaries that most History books would generally ignore. The illustrations were exemplary, all the way from the very beginning of civilization at one end to Space Age at the other. This is the book equivalent of a space-time graph of human civilization. I liked the way the editors kept this book limited to facts, without leaving any room for any biased opinion. While this book is a sheer treat for the fans of history, geography, evolution of ideas, and quizzers in general, it can seem very lengthy and tedious if you're not any of them.