A Short History of the World is a period-piece non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells. The book was largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919

A superb history of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other c

Chronologically discusses the events of history beginning with the evolution of man and ending with the restructuring of Western Europe in 1993.

The Royal Society's Science Book of the Year "[A]n exuberant romp through evolution, like a modern-day Willy Wonka of genetic space. Gee’s grand tour enthusia