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A History of the World
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
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A History of the World
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Publisher's Summary
From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series.
Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean. He looks at cultures that have failed and vanished, as well as the origins of today’s superpowers, and finds surprising echoes and parallels across vast distances and epochs. This is a book about the great change-makers of history and their times, people such as Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, Galileo, and Mao, but it is also a book about us. For 'The better we understand how rulers lose touch with reality, or why revolutions produce dictators more often than they produce happiness, or why some parts of the world are richer than others, the easier it is to understand our own times.'
Fresh, exciting and vividly listenable, this is popular history at its very best.
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- BiggieB
- 22-11-2017
So good, I wish it was longer.
Absolutely perfectly written and narrated with an unapologetic view of history, which doesn't shy away from questioning the mythical stories that can be embellished over time.
Frustratingly, you wish the book would delve deeper in to each component of the human timeline, but that would add years to the listening time.
Be careful when listening to this on your way or from work....you may intentionally miss your stop or stay in the car park longer just to hear the rest of the story.
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- Dan
- 02-07-2017
top read
great story. couldn't stop listening. the story flowed well without getting too weighed down with detail.
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- Luke
- 01-01-2016
Fascinating and well written/read.
A fascinating journey through time and exploration of key people, places and times with some very interesting conclusions and themes.
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- chimene
- 08-03-2017
Riveting Romp through History
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Andrew Marr has managed to blend the microscopic with the macroscopic in this fascinating and compassionate work on the history of our world.
What did you like best about this story?
I was engrossed by the up-closeness of the narrative style particularly the way Marr gets under the skin of both the characters and the times that inform our human journey.
What does Andrew Marr and David Timson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The narrator's tone draws out the quirks and humour of Marr's anecdotes so that as a listener I felt I was in the presence of a masterful story-teller.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
The huge scope of this work makes listening in one sitting impossible - although perfect perhaps for a long train ride or tedious bus journey.
Any additional comments?
Andrew Marr excels at weaving the threads of history into a Bayeux- like tapestry of colour, line, texture and form while at the same time bring a wise, incisive order to history's ever-changing tableaux.
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- gideon.matthews
- 17-10-2016
Pure enjoyment
Loved listening, highly recommended for everyone. Not only for history-phils but for people who simply like a good story.
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- Brian
- 26-10-2016
Good balance of detail and interesting facts
Very interesting book with enough detail but not so much that it becomes tedious.
I easily understood it at double speed.
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- AM
- 26-05-2018
This book is absolutely fascinating!
This is a 'book' I will listen to over and over again..... I love it
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- John Qi
- 03-05-2017
A great and memorable history!
Very well written and narrated, dynamic storytelling style at its best making history accessible for everyone. The story telling style fully engages the listener and you find yourself being constantly drawn back to listen again to fully take in the context and color of each chapter. Thanks
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- brucey A bairstow
- 19-06-2023
Great listen
Really enjoyed this - easy to follow
Need to listen more than once to soak it all in
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- D A Griffin Victor 2
- 10-11-2016
mind opening
This book will change your view of the goodness of man. We are not nice yet we are all the same if our motivation is enough.
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