I've been enjoying many "history of X" books and am always looking for more; in particular, I'd like to find a culinary, musical or a linguistic world history next. My faves, from most general to...
I've been enjoying many "history of X" books and am always looking for more; in particular, I'd like to find a culinary, musical or a linguistic world history next.
My faves, from most general to most specific:
A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson
The Story of Philosophy, Will Durant
The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson
The Perfectionists, Simon Winchester
The Perfectionists only looks at the world from the lens of increasingly precise machining- every chapter is labeled with the tightest tolerance of that era. A fascinating slice of the world of engineering.
I've been enjoying many "history of X" books and am always looking for more; in particular, I'd like to find a culinary, musical or a linguistic world history next.
My faves, from most general to most specific:
The Perfectionists only looks at the world from the lens of increasingly precise machining- every chapter is labeled with the tightest tolerance of that era. A fascinating slice of the world of engineering.