The Ultimate History of Video Games - Steven L. Kent

Advantages: Very interesting.
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Why did I buy this book? I guess like most people you see an autobiography of a famous person you like and you have to have it. I have also been a fan of Liverpool football team and as you will probably guess Steven Gerrard is my favourite footballer! I This books starts from the beginning of his childhood from when Steven would run around the streets of his hometown which is Liverpool playing football. The book then goes on to tell you about his family and then school. Steven Gerrard's parents realised they had a special son who was very talented when it came to football. Since Steven was little all he ever wanted to do was play football. In the book it tells you how he's dreams of becoming a footballer nearly came to an end when he accidentally kicked the prong of a garden for which embedded itself in his toe. Luckily he... Read review

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Advantages: a massive and wide ranging study of prehistory
Disadvantages: potential information overload

...The sub title of this book is an ideal summation of the books subject and at the same time an audacious claim, "A Global Human History 20000-5000BC." That is a long period of time to condense into one volume, even one like this that runs to over 600 pages. The advantage of looking at this period though is that unlike mans more recent development this period is a simpler time. There are no borders or countries, no politics, little evidence of religion beyond tribal custom and superstition, no money and no large-scale war. What the book then is left with is the growth of hunter-gatherer communities across the world and when viewed in these more specific terms is a much more manageable task. The parameters of the book are not just some arbitrary boundary but in themselves delineate a key stage in mans history. 22000 years ago puts us... Read review

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Advantages: A humorously irreverent look at British history.
Disadvantages: None for me. Too English for some?

...*** The Author *** Sean Lang studied history at Oxford, has written conventional history books and reviewed textbooks in The Times Educational Supplement. He has been teaching history for over twenty years in schools and university, and he thanks his students for helping to inspire him to write this entertaining history book, which is not the kind usually found in school. Other “For Dummies” books by this engaging historian that I intend to read are European History and Twentieth Century History. *** Who Would Appreciate It? *** I believe that the readers who would appreciate this book most will have the sort of basic knowledge of British history gained by completing a British secondary school education, even if they thought history lessons were tedious and didn’t pay much attention. I would hope this book would... Read review

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