From the Bookshelf of Around the World in 80 Books…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
What is good in this book is pared down and restated from other sources. The author has an engaging tone and keeps it all straightforward. But somewhere in the it all started to slip from discussion or report into preaching. By the time he started comparing beef calves to human spaces ( and erroneously describing modern farming practices) he had really lost me. If you have never read a recent popular book on world history you might find lots of new things here and enjoy the book. But there are m
...more
Fascinating.
Oct 01, 2017
Betty
marked it as to-read
May 01, 2018
Ann
added it
Jan 03, 2019
Eleanor
marked it as to-read-own-book
Feb 09, 2019
Anne
added it
Oct 26, 2020
Traci
marked it as have-to-read
Nov 30, 2021
Missyjohnson1
marked it as to-read
Apr 08, 2022
Angela Schmangela
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2023
Carole
marked it as to-read
Jul 25, 2023
Lauren
marked it as to-read
Aug 15, 2024
Alex
added it
Jun 28, 2025
Meghan
marked it as to-read
