The Lessons of History
Will & Ariel Durant
Reading Order: Book 49
Reason Book was Chosen: I've seen this book pop up in a number of places. About time I read it.
My Thoughts
At just 102 pages, this book offers a great overview of history and a framework for considering the main ebbs and flows of civilizations.
Here’s one fascinating comment from this book:
In the last 3,421 years of recorded history, only 268 have seen no war.