I want to read all the histories of the world. How do I do that? Who's written the most history as a narrative instead of just a textbook?
You could try reading e.g. Roberts's History of the World, but these broad surveys inevitably feel like textbooks. IMO it's better to take a bunch of "core samples" on individual topics. http://paulgraham.com/raq.html
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Seems you run the risk of missing out on relevant context and seminal texts that influence other works.
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Sampling is certainly a much more interesting approach than surveys.
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My fave related podcasts: - How It Began: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cDovL2hvd2l0YmVnYW5zaG93LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNzpodcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDov … - Context: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cDovL2NvbnRleHR3aXRoYnJhZGhhcnJpcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcwpodcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDov … Both by Brad Harris
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A Little History of the World by Gombrich is amazing. Half way through reading it for the second time. Light with just the right amount of wonder.
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How about Noam Chomsky's “Manufacturing Consent?"
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Read Nehru’s Glimpses of world history. Really great narration of the world from beginning to 1940s.
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"What philosophy books would you recommend?" Don't you think Kuhn's Structure somehow goes under this category?
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