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1) Sapiens: a brief history of humankind

Author

Harari, Yuval N

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition."--

2) History year by year

Author

Chrisp, Peter

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Description

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"The history of the world, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age"--Cover.

3) Timelines of world history

Author

Teeple, John B

Publisher

DK Pub

Language

English

4) The people's chronology: a year-by-year record of human events from prehistory to the present

Author

Trager, James

Language

English

5) The timetables of history: a horizontal linkage of people and events, based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan

Author

Grun, Bernard

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Language

English

6) Timelines of history

Language

English

Description

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"When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the War of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover history's most decisive moments as and when they happened. Taking a chronological approach, History Year by Year invites you to explore momentous discoveries, ingenious inventions, and important events from around the world in the context of their time. Along the way, you'll meet charismatic leaders, brutal dictators,...

7) The timetables of history: a horizontal linkage of people and events

Author

Grun, Bernard

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

[1991]

Language

English

8) National Geographic concise history of the world: an illustrated timeline

Publisher

National Geographic Society

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

9) The who was? history of the world

Author

Manzanero, Paula

Series

Who was ?
Who was ?

Language

English

Description

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"Profiles over one hundred fifty notable figures throughout history, from ancient Egypt to modern day and placing them within the context of other events in the timeline."--

10) Chronicle of the world

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

1996.

Language

English

11) Asimov's chronology of the world

Author

Asimov, Isaac

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

1991.

Language

English

12) 1000 makers of the millennium

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

1999.

Language

English

Description

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Biographies of 1000 leaders, thinkers, scientists, inventors, artists, and writers who have had an impact on our world. Includes a timeline.

13) The timetables of history: a historical linkage of people and events

Author

Grun, Bernard

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

14) Timelines of world history

Author

Allen, Tony

Publisher

DK/Penguin Random House

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Description

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"[Presents an illustrated look at the history of the world] from the origins of the first humans to the political turmoil of the 21st century3--Amazon.

15) Timelines of history

Publisher

DK Publishing, Inc

Pub. Date

2011.

Language

English

Description

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With easily accessible cross-references that build bite-size pieces of information into a narrative that leads readers back and forth through time, "Timelines of History" makes the past accessible to all families, students, and the general reader.