About this science book
This Fleeting World : a Very Small Book of Big History, or the Story of the Universe and History of Humanity by David Christian is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
A great historian can make clear the connections between the first Homo sapiens and today’s version of the species, and a great storyteller can make those connections come alive. David Christian is both, and This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity makes the journey - from the earliest foraging era to our own modern era - a fascinating one. Enter This Fleeting World - and give up the preconception that anything old is boring. “I first became an avid student of David Christian by watching his course, Big History, on DVD, and so I am very happy to see his enlightening presentation of the world’s history captured in these essays. I hope it will introduce a wider audience to this gifted scientist and teacher.” - Bill Gates
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Christian
- Publisher
- Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781614728412
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Nature, Stem
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14