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E. H. Gombrich s bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small detail but on the sweep of human experience, the extent of human achievement, and the depth of its frailty. The product... Read Full Overview

The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages

Translated into seventeen languages since its first publication in 1936, E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world is at last available in English. Gombrich tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small detail but on the sweep... Read Full Overview

A special edition of the international bestseller that is "sumptuously illustrated. . . . Perfect for reading to alert and curious children, but it's even better as a secret pleasure, read alone, with no children in sight." (Philip Kennicott, Washington Post)... Read Full Overview

The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich's world history for the curious of all ages...

E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb,... Read Full Overview

Nueva edici?n ilustrada de esta obra cl?sica que lleva d?cadas divulgando la historia del mundo a lectores de todas las edades.

Esta Breve historia del mundo no es un manual al uso: es la historia de la humanidad, desde la edad de piedra hasta la era at?mica,... Read Full Overview

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte f r junge Leser... Read Full Overview

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte f r junge Leser... Read Full Overview