The Little Book of Big History The Story of Life, the Universe and Everything

This book breaks down the main themes of Big History into highly informative and accessible parts for all readers to enjoy.

About the author

Ian Crofton was formerly editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopaedia, and has written a wide range of other general reference books, including Science without the Boring Bits, Brewer's Britain and Ireland and Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (both with John Ayto), and the Quercus bestseller World History: 50 Episodes You Really Need to Know. A polymath, with a gift for condensing complex narratives into highly readable and entertaining texts, he is the perfect guide to an increasingly popular approach to history.Jeremy Black is a professor of History at Exeter University. He is also a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute based in Philadelphia. He is the author of a number of history books and is the most prolific historical scholar of our age.

Summary

This book breaks down the main themes of Big History into highly informative and accessible parts for all readers to enjoy.

Product details

• Authors: IAN CROFTON, Black Jeremy Black, Crofton Ian Crofton, Ian Crofton, Jeremy Black
• Publisher: Michael O'mara
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.06.2016
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781782436850
• ISBN: 978-1-78243-685-0
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 17.9 x 2.2 cm
• Weight (packing): 232 g