![]() Frankly none of the narration is perfect, but Robin Field does a good job in this volume. For me this was hundreds and hundreds of hours of fun and I did a little dance when I saw these were now available on Audible. Nevertheless this is a series that I would recommend to anyone over twelve that wants to learn about western history. Persians and Chinese may be rightfully chagrined at the short shrift given their influential cultures and I agree with those who argue that the authors focus on exceptional individuals and deemphasize the importance of randomness in history. Some people dislike the somewhat thematic instead of chronological approach, but I found it engaged me more than most histories. ![]() This history is very easy to listen to and it is hard for me to imagine anyone who would not find a lot of it interesting. This series is eleven big volumes totaling something like 500 hours. I really like the authors’ quirky sense of humor and matter of fact tone. No history is perfect, and history written in the forties cannot help but be dated, yet the authors’ presentation, tone, and focus seem surprisingly up to date. ![]() ![]() I read this series years ago, then listened to them on cassette tape, and have begged for them on Audible for many years. ![]()
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