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E. H. Gombrichs bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb- focusing not on small detail but on the sweep of human experience- the extent of human achievement- and the depth of its frailty. The product of a generous and humane sensibility- this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history. In forty concise chapters- Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests- grand works of art- and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts- but by the sweep of mankinds experience across the centuries- a guide to humanitys achievements and an acute witness to its frailties....