两本都非常耗时间，但绝对物有所值：伏尔泰的私生子们：理性在西方的独裁（VOLTAIRE’S BASTARDS: THE DICTATORSHIP OF REASON IN THE WEST）http://www.johnralstonsaul.com/non-fiction-books/voltaires_b... 企鹅世界史（The Penguin History of the World）https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316944/the-penguin-...
Both are a major investment of time, but have paid off: VOLTAIRE’S BASTARDS: THE DICTATORSHIP OF REASON IN THE WEST http://www.johnralstonsaul.com/non-fiction-books/voltaires_b... The Penguin History of the World https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316944/the-penguin-...
……Robert Greene；《随机漫步的傻瓜》- Nassim Nicholas Taleb；《呆伯特搞砸指南》- Scott Adams；《基础经济学》- Thomas Sowell；《世界是平的》- Thomas L. Friedman；《企鹅世界史：第六版》- J. M. Roberts 与 Odd Arne Westad
…Robert Greene Fooled By Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big - Scott Adams Basic Economics - Thomas Sowell The World Is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman The Penguin History of the World: Sixth Edition - J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad
For the high-level sweep of history in a single volume, The Penguin History of the World is hard to beat. But realistically you have to get closer. Pick a time period, or a theme, or even an individual, and start digging. Some people like local or family history. Try to find a selection…
……人们就会起义吗，管他有没有印刷机？见鬼，孔子几乎算得上是唯才是举制度（meritocracy）的发明者了（https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism#Meritocracy）。还可以看看 Roberts 写的《企鹅世界史》里的中国章节。另一方面，印刷机出现之前，没有任何一个“异端”能掀起半点风浪，而那之后这样的人数不胜数，路德只不过是第一个罢了。
…would the people uprise, printing press or not? Hell, Confucius was practically the inventor of meritocracy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism#Meritocracy). See also the Chinese chapters in the "Penguin history of the world" by Roberts. On the other hand, there isn't a single "heretic" that made a sliver of difference before the printing press, while after you have countless ones, Luther being merely the first.
……Musser 写的《黑洞、大爆炸与万物理论》；Robert Jordan 和 Brandon Sanderson 写的《午夜之塔》（时间之轮第 13 部）；Isaac Asimov 写的《第二基地》；刚开始读 J.M. Roberts 和 Odd Arne Westad 写的《企鹅世界史》。我一直对宏观历史挺感兴趣的，但除了少数几个特定时期（美国独立战争、一战、二战），我……
…Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything by George Musser Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time, #13) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov Just started reading The Penguin History Of The World by J.M. Roberts & Odd Arne Westad. I'd always found history interesting in a general sense, but other than a couple of specific periods that I found interesting (the American Revolution, WWI, WWII), I…
I had The Penguin History of the World recommended to me for exactly this purpose a couple of years ago. It’s quite a tome and I haven’t had a chance to finish it, but so think anything aiming to capture so much in one book will be incredibly…
两本都非常耗时间，但绝对物有所值：伏尔泰的私生子们：理性在西方的独裁（VOLTAIRE’S BASTARDS: THE DICTATORSHIP OF REASON IN THE WEST）http://www.johnralstonsaul.com/non-fiction-books/voltaires_b... 企鹅世界史（The Penguin History of the World）https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316944/the-penguin-...
Both are a major investment of time, but have paid off: VOLTAIRE’S BASTARDS: THE DICTATORSHIP OF REASON IN THE WEST http://www.johnralstonsaul.com/non-fiction-books/voltaires_b... The Penguin History of the World https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316944/the-penguin-...
……Robert Greene；《随机漫步的傻瓜》- Nassim Nicholas Taleb；《呆伯特搞砸指南》- Scott Adams；《基础经济学》- Thomas Sowell；《世界是平的》- Thomas L. Friedman；《企鹅世界史：第六版》- J. M. Roberts 与 Odd Arne Westad
…Robert Greene Fooled By Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big - Scott Adams Basic Economics - Thomas Sowell The World Is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman The Penguin History of the World: Sixth Edition - J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad
如果想用单单一卷书高屋建瓴地通览历史，《企鹅世界史》很难被超越。但现实中你必须看得更近一些。选一个时期、一个主题，甚至一个人，然后开始深挖。有的人喜欢地方史或家族史。试着去找一套精选……
For the high-level sweep of history in a single volume, The Penguin History of the World is hard to beat. But realistically you have to get closer. Pick a time period, or a theme, or even an individual, and start digging. Some people like local or family history. Try to find a selection…
……人们就会起义吗，管他有没有印刷机？见鬼，孔子几乎算得上是唯才是举制度（meritocracy）的发明者了（https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism#Meritocracy）。还可以看看 Roberts 写的《企鹅世界史》里的中国章节。另一方面，印刷机出现之前，没有任何一个“异端”能掀起半点风浪，而那之后这样的人数不胜数，路德只不过是第一个罢了。
…would the people uprise, printing press or not? Hell, Confucius was practically the inventor of meritocracy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism#Meritocracy). See also the Chinese chapters in the "Penguin history of the world" by Roberts. On the other hand, there isn't a single "heretic" that made a sliver of difference before the printing press, while after you have countless ones, Luther being merely the first.
……Musser 写的《黑洞、大爆炸与万物理论》；Robert Jordan 和 Brandon Sanderson 写的《午夜之塔》（时间之轮第 13 部）；Isaac Asimov 写的《第二基地》；刚开始读 J.M. Roberts 和 Odd Arne Westad 写的《企鹅世界史》。我一直对宏观历史挺感兴趣的，但除了少数几个特定时期（美国独立战争、一战、二战），我……
…Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything by George Musser Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time, #13) by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov Just started reading The Penguin History Of The World by J.M. Roberts & Odd Arne Westad. I'd always found history interesting in a general sense, but other than a couple of specific periods that I found interesting (the American Revolution, WWI, WWII), I…
几年前就有人为了完全相同的目的向我推荐了《企鹅世界史》。它确实是一部大部头，我还没机会读完，但我认为任何试图在这一本书里塞进这么多内容的作品都会极其……
I had The Penguin History of the World recommended to me for exactly this purpose a couple of years ago. It’s quite a tome and I haven’t had a chance to finish it, but so think anything aiming to capture so much in one book will be incredibly…