Books by William Bernstein
“This is a big history done incredibly well. It covers the history of trade from 3000 BCE to 2000 CE. He traces patterns and does not drown you in factoids, or minutiae. It’s beautifully done. By the time that you finish, you really do have a big picture. The fascinating thing about the patterns is that they don’t change. He says it’s almost as though humans are hardwired to trade. We have done it naturally from the very beginning. How we go about it is virtually the same. No matter what time period, the problems that you encounter in trade are virtually the same, and the way that you solve those problems is virtually the same.” Read more...
Best Books for History Reading Groups
Donna McBride, Historian
Interviews where books by William Bernstein were recommended
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The Guns of August
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The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present
by John Pomfret -
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
by Rick Atkinson -
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A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
by William Bernstein -
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Bolívar: American Liberator
by Marie Arana
Best Books for History Reading Groups, recommended by Donna McBride
Best Books for History Reading Groups, recommended by Donna McBride
It’s a golden age for narrative history, with lots of highly readable books bringing to life many different aspects of the past, says historian Donna McBride. A Fellow of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, she has led ‘The Historians’ reading group there for the last five years. Here, she recommends some of the best popular histories the group has read and shares some tips on how to set up and run your own history reading group.
