National Geographic's Visual Journey Through the History of Humanity: A Comprehensive Guide to the World's Story

Adam MokdadAdam Mokdad: This book is fantastic! The vibrant pictures give it a pop. Was disappoints me is that I paid over $80 ($50 the rest is shipping fees) for this, and It came with a detached spine. I will try to hot glue the spine back to the actual book, but it's really unexpected for a renowned company like Nat Geo to do this. Other than that, it is really good! I ordered this from US to the Middle East, but I don't think that's why it was damaged. Step up your game Nat Geo Books!

United States on Sep 29, 2023

Midwest Shopper: I really enjoy this concise history of mankind coupled with great photos and illustrations. Makes a great coffee table book that people can’t stop looking at.

United States on Sep 06, 2023

Dr. Joe: I've never recommended a book to everyone, every family, but I do for this marvelous, exciting book. This large and hefty tome devotes its space to a sweeping history of the world, in language basic enough for kids in elementary school to understand, but interesting enough to hold the attention of all ages. Its many vivid graphics ( the pages are about 70% illustrations) helped me to to get a "you are there" feeling, as if I was living in ancient Greece or dozens of other places and eras. It provides diversion as well as education--of course, not covering any country or civilization with any depth. It's a historical smorgasbord, which creates a yearning for a second bite of a myriad of specific topics. The price is very reasonable., and it's great fun to browze through. The book's condition was excellent. It was not damaged in shipment, as some reviewers had cautioned about.

United States on Aug 10, 2023

Princess Josie JacksonPrincess Josie Jackson: The only is that the book came damaged on the inner (spine).. other than that its a beautiful book. That's why I gave 4 stars, if it hadn't been damaged it would gotten 5 stars

United States on Jul 08, 2023

Donald Leger: This is an excellent tool for the layman of history - which I am - rich in new information, maps, pictograms etc. Very readable but to too dense.

Canada on Jun 01, 2023

Michael: In true National Geographic form the content is excellent - five stars for the content.
However, as other reviews have noted the binding is defective and it would be wise to wait until the publisher or printer or whomever has a chance to reissue the book with a binding that will hold together.
I will keep the book because sending it back will be too time consuming in an already busy schedule but, I will read it with care to prevent the entire book from falling apart!

United States on May 29, 2023

Ruben HaddersRuben Hadders: Een prachtig boek, maar Amazon is helaas niet in staat dit boek op goede wijze te verzenden. Het is een zwaar boek, maar Amazon verstuurd het boek in een simpele, kartonnen verpakking waardoor het boek beschadigd aankomt. Dit is tot tweemaal toe gebeurd en niet alleen bij mij, zo blijkt.

Doodzonde. Onvoorstelbaar dat Amazon, nota bene ooit begonnen als online boekhandel, met al z'n technologie dit simpelweg niet anders wil doen.

Netherlands on Jan 11, 2023

magic: Simply beautiful. I can spend Hours reading this. Just the right amount of detail

United Kingdom on Jun 13, 2022

メルキゼデク: 良い

Japan on Dec 12, 2021

Emily: Franchement, avec un titre indiquant qu'il s'agit de l "ultimate visual guide", j'attendais tout autre chose.
Les textes sont courts, mais surtout, le gros problème c'est que l'histoire "du monde" est quand même bien limitée.

Je pensais qu'il y aurait une double page pour chaque zone du monde, beaucoup de dates, des cartes géographiques sur chacune et des informations condensées, mais denses (plus dans le style des éditions DK qui font des livres magnifiques). Ce n'est pas le cas du tout. Il s'agit pour chaque zone et période d'un résumé de quelques pages (comme par exemple pour la préhistoire, l'Egypte ancienne, la Mésopotamie, etc.) avec une petite liste de dates et de belles photos.

Ce livre est parfait pour quelqu'un qui veut avoir une vue d'ensemble schématique de l'histoire. C'est adapté pour un beau cadeau, pour un enfant, un adolescent, aussi. Bref, sympa, papier de qualité, présentation correcte (quoique pas non plus exceptionnelle) avec un titre vraiment trompeur selon moi.

France on Dec 09, 2021