Jaylee
wants
to read:
A history book that gives an overview of the last 80-100 years... that is easy to understand and doesn't assume the reader already knows everything.
I was born in 1989. My high school history class seemed to stop around WWII, and didn't go into anythA history book that gives an overview of the last 80-100 years... that is easy to understand and doesn't assume the reader already knows everything.
I was born in 1989. My high school history class seemed to stop around WWII, and didn't go into anything that took place after that. I basically have virtually no knowledge of anything that happened in the last 70 years or so. It's extremely frustrating and annoying, and I have no idea where to start learning about it. There are plenty of books that cover very specific topics, but... I don't even know the broad basics. (Someone recently was trying to explain to me what the Velvet Revolution in Prague was, and I didn't have the heart to tell them I don't even know why East and West Germany couldn't meet, or why there was a wall, or... any of it.)
Imagine you are talking to someone who knows nothing from 1920-2000. Like they were in a coma or something. What book would you give them so they could understand recent history?
I want to learn and understand but I have absolutely no idea where to begin. Please help! :(...more
About:
I'm a 30-somethings aspiring writer and obsessive reader of science fiction, fantasy, romance, and combinations thereof.
I tend to be overly snarky anI'm a 30-somethings aspiring writer and obsessive reader of science fiction, fantasy, romance, and combinations thereof.
I tend to be overly snarky and make fun of everything, even books I LOVE. I'm also really, really hard on books sometimes. Or maybe a lot of the time.
A lot of these reviews were written in my early 20s when I thought my opinion was the only one that mattered in the world and also when I lacked any sense of nuance, tact, or common decency. Lol. I would like to apologize formally on past-me's behalf....more
they
said:
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Few history books cover much after the Cold War because it's so recent. A People's History attempts to cover essentially all of American history, but you could read just the later chapters.Few history books cover much after the Cold War because it's so recent. A People's History attempts to cover essentially all of American history, but you could read just the later chapters....more
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