A Brief History of the Earth

Name: A Brief History of the Earth
Author: (U. S. A.) Written by Hendrik Wilhelm Van Loon; Translated by Yifan

地球简史

by (U. S. A.) Written by Hendrik Wilhelm Van Loon; Translated by Yifan (（美）亨德里克·威廉·房龙著；逸凡译)

Status: Completed
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

This book is a geography book dedicated to Fanglong and different from the traditional meaning. It breaks the conventional way of writing geography books, closely adheres to the concept of "people", elevates human activities and importance to the first place, and focuses on the "purely human" side from beginning to end - science, art, business, religion and politics. It explains the relationship between people, geography and the earth from a historical perspective, and vividly interprets the concept of "human geography".

Reader comments

The writing style of this book is very unique, the writing is concise and vivid, making complex geographical knowledge easy to understand. The storyline is also very interesting. It gave me a deeper understanding of the relationship between human beings and the earth through the hypothetical scene of human beings being stuffed into boxes and falling into the Grand Canyon. I regret not reading this book sooner and recommend it to everyone!
4 likes2y ago
A good book
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