The Story of Mankind

A Not to Be Missed Book--Or Left Behind, Even 'When Worlds Collide'

(5 stars)

forprogress

The two readers do a wonderful job of conveying van Loon's warm and humanistic history of mankind for children of all ages. The book The Story of Mankind was featured as one of the few books thought worthy of being salvaged from an earth about to be destroyed by colliding planets in the George Pal sci-fi classic 'When Worlds Collide', for good reason. Many of the lessons that van Loon conveys from the dawn of time to the Modern World (I know he vehemently disagrees with the latter term, since he considers man only a little removed from the cave, is used for reference purpose only). I find his discussion of the circumstances surrounding The French Revolution and The Ship of State at the end, particularly edifying. I personally enjoyed his discussion of the Marquis de Condorcet who he brings up in both time periods. As well as his use of Irony and Pity at the end to be our assessors and judges for a humanist society. This makes a good bed timing hearing for all those whose historical knowledge may be sketchy at spots (again for children of all ages), bravo to the two readers! Sorry, it took so long for someone to applaud their great selection choice and very pleasant and inviting, humanistic, family-friendly reading.

missing 12 chapters

(3.5 stars)

Cindy’s

Thank you for recording this book. However, it’s missing the last 12 chapters.

good book well read

(5 stars)

Thiago Coelho

I must also congratulate the heroic efforts to describe the illustrations

(3 stars)

Hussain Burhan

loved most of the book untill it came to Mohammed the author is obviously a baisd chritian and im suprized how ignorant he is calling muslims "Mohammedian" and doesn't even use respectful words towards the prophet and when he says that his religion didn't contribute to anything like railroads and stuff that couldn't be further from the truth study the islamic golden ages you will know how much muslims have contributed to science for example algebra, algorythms the very scientific methods even the gravity was Discovered by muslims way before isaac newton so he is clearly very wrong about muslims and the religion of islam

excellent book and very much well read!! thank you very much!

(4.5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

APPLAUD !

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

Well done - I listened to this over again and enjoyed the narrators as much as I did the book.

concise and to the point, provided the reader is clear this pret

(5 stars)

Bridget Laurence

(3 stars)

Bob Jones

poor speaking and noisy background by Michelle