Histoy of the Wold in 100 Objects

Such a delicious book! Studded with large chunks of entertainment and seasoned with exotic information. The book tries to tell history in a way which has not been attempted before. 100 objects from all over the world with clear historical significance have been chosen from the large inventory of the British Museum, ranging from the beginning of human history (a simple flint tool or an arrowhead) right up to the present day (a credit card or a solar lamp). And the writer tells a fascinating and engaging story of world history through describing those objects. Such a novel approach. This is a must read for everyone.

This is an excellent book recommended by a friend. Step by step this book explains the evolution of human kind based on some very tangible objects. If you love history and evolution then this is a must read...

superb read.......if u r keen on knowing history through artefacts! and the pricing - perfect- as always!!! came to know so many things!!

Very nice book

Great book. It is like an insight in the history of our planet.

One of the few books that I love. Very well written.

Good

Bought the audio book. Be aware this is a free podcast from the BBC.Narration and story great and the book is convenient.

hilfreiche Lektüre

Ad una lettura superficiale, sembra una marchetta al British Museum, ma la verità è che ci vuole la migliore istituzione museale del mondo per trovare cento oggetti rappresentativi e ben conservati di alcuni tra i più importanti e profondi cambiamenti di usi e costumi -dalla prima pietra usata nell'Olduvai 2 milioni di anni fa dai nostri antenati più remoti per lavorare le prede e migliorare la qualità della nostra vita, alle lampade ad alimentazione solare che danno preziosa luce alle popolazioni meno abbienti senza renderle dipendenti da complesse infrastrutture!100 oggetti tra i più disparati per scoprire il mondo dell'Uomo con un linguaggio semplice e nozioni accessibili, un documentario stampato affascinante fino all'ultima pagina!

After listening to the podcast version I wanted to see on pages what they were talking about. Unfortunately you still need to Google to see it, and search deeper to get the better images, if available. This lovely series needs an design update because it is pure treasure.

I think everybody should know about this program. It reallly is a piece of art. What a wonderfull and flawless idea and performance. It is a must for understanding where we come from and why we are the way we are, behave, eat, desire, believe... from a very well exposed point of view and it actually makes the Bristish Museum deserving to own these pieces (even though they come from different parts of the world) otherwaise they would be buried, lost or in pirvate collections or blacl trade. Seriously it is a master piece. English is not my native language and despite of that, I love this program (althought I do not understand 100% of the plot). Thanks to the British Museum and Neil MacGregor for this.