This fleeting world: a short history of humanity teacher/student edition - david christian

I first became an avid student of David Christian by watching his course, Big History, on DVD, and so I am very happy to see his enlightening presentation of the worlds history captured in these essays.

I hope it will introduce a wider audience to this gifted scientist and teacher.

--Bill Gates A great historian can make clear the connections between the first Homo sapiens and todays version of the species, and a great storyteller can make those connections come alive.

David Christian is both, and This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity makes the journey - from the earliest foraging era to our own modern era - a fascinating one.

Enter This Fleeting World - and give up the preconception that anything old is boring.