The Story of Mankind

作者:Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

页数:384

出版时间:2007-10

价格:$ 38.14

isbn号码:9781434638489

图书标签:房龙

It was intended for children, and of course much of the science is hopelessly out of date, but this ambitious, even audacious attempt to offer an overview of the entirety of human history remains a breathtaking work today. A 1921 bestseller, The Story of Mankind won the first Newbery Medal in 1922, and it is no wonder: the book-which begins with the origin of life itself on our planet and the arrival of the earliest protohumans on the scene and ends with "The Last Fifty Years, Including Several Explanations and an Apology"-is abundant with an offbeat charm and packed with the author's own beautiful illustrations and maps that are alive with a fresh, delectable humor. As a document of early modern science writing, it is invaluable. As a delightfully entertaining read, it is not to be missed. Dutch-American author and educator HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON (1882-1944) sold more than six million books during his lifetime, including The Story of the Bible (1923), Tolerance (1925), and America (1927).

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以埃及人为中心？我不常读外国的人类通史，可是他们选取的论述中心，只会让我们在这片文明大陆成长的人觉得幼稚且丧失其科学性，悲哀。

以埃及人为中心？我不常读外国的人类通史，可是他们选取的论述中心，只会让我们在这片文明大陆成长的人觉得幼稚且丧失其科学性，悲哀。

以埃及人为中心？我不常读外国的人类通史，可是他们选取的论述中心，只会让我们在这片文明大陆成长的人觉得幼稚且丧失其科学性，悲哀。