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The Story of the World in 100 Moments
- Narrated by: Neil Oliver
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
From much loved historian Neil Oliver comes a whole new insight on our past, told through 100 remarkable, unforgettable stories.
In his brilliant and excitingly ambitious new book, Neil Oliver takes us on a whistlestop tour around the world and through a million years to give us a unique and invaluable grasp of how human history pieces together.
From the east to the west, north to south, these 100 moments act like stepping stones allowing us to make sense of how these pivotal events have shaped the world we know today.
Including many moments listeners will expect - from Genghis Khan's domination on Earth to Armstrong's first steps on the moon and from the advent of the printing press to the birth of the internet - there are also surprises, and with them, some remarkable, unforgettable stories that give a whole new insight on our past.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-23
Brilliant Story Telling
Neil Oliver narrates his own choice of moments in history in a highly articulate manner that makes you want to hear more at the end of every chapter.
Highly enjoyable history.
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- PJ
- 10-07-22
brilliant and touching
a fascinating journey through time, tinged with the frustration of a talented and thoughtful writer and historian
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-10-23
Exceptional account of key people and events in human history!
Superb narration for a superb book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and learned a lot along the way.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-22
Fascinating
Superbly written and narrated. Easily comprehendable content with Neil’s soothing tones and clarity. Excellent throughout!
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- Paul C 007
- 06-07-23
Beautiful and fascinating
Well done Neil. Absolutely loved this. Constantly fascinating and reminded me of the bardic tradition of oral history. Stories are who we are - we have to keep telling them.
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- mark wall
- 16-08-22
Eye opener
Very informative and well written and a truly gifted narrator to top it off.
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- Julieb
- 06-06-22
not as good as his other books
did not hold my interest like his places books and others but the last chapter was lovely
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- PJ
- 09-06-22
Brilliant.
I really enjoyed this Audiobook. It's so well written and the authors command of prose is enviable. Neil reads it himself and this is what makes it so fascinating. He is like someone telling a story at a fireplace. Some of the chapters leave you wishing for more they are so short. I can't wait for new content from him. Thanks Neil .
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- Linni
- 15-06-22
Beautiful book
I loved every moment of it. Well written and well read. It made me laugh, cry and simply marvel at our history.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-10-21
A succinct account of history in digestible bites.
This was a neat book exploring a range of historical events which the author claims had pivotal impact on the course of history.
It's not designed to go too in depth into any one topic and it's important to manage expectations in that regard.
I particularly liked the prose; there's a nice helping of poetic turns of phrase and evocative reflection on the human impact of the listed moments, all helped along with the Scottish lilt of the author who comes across as humble.
Some earlier moments didn't quite pique my interest which isn't surprising given their distance in time to a non-historian reader.
Overall, it's difficult to regret picking this up.
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