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A very short history of the world, by geoffrey blainey the. Blainey recreates human experience in its astoundingly varied forms, describing human. Ringwood, vic viking, 2000 a compact history of the world, covering a period that spans four million years, focusing on the themes of technology and skills, the rise of the major religions, geographical factors, and the power of the. This is the story of the worlds people during the last four million years. Ringwood, vic viking, 2000 a compact history of the world, covering a period that spans four million years, focusing on the themes of technology and skills, the rise of the major religions, geographical factors, and the power of the moon, stars, and the night sky on human experience. Christianity has played a central role in world history, for better or worse, but beyond the story of jesus, many people know little of this story. A short history of the world is a general history nonfiction book written by australian historian geoffrey blainey. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Narrated by a distinguished historian, here is an account of the grand adventure of human history. Now the author of over forty books, geoffrey blainey claims he has discovered australias history his own way and is still learning. Controversy, not war, will continue for a long time to come.
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