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From much loved historian Neil Oliver comes a whole new insight on our past, told through 100 remarkable, unforgettable stories.

In his brilliant and excitingly ambitious new book, Neil Oliver takes us on a whistlestop tour around the world and through a million years to give us a unique and invaluable grasp of how human history pieces together.

From the east to the west, north to south, these 100 moments act like stepping stones allowing us to make sense of how these pivotal events have shaped the world we know today.

Including many moments listeners will expect - from Genghis Khan's domination on Earth to Armstrong's first steps on the moon and from the advent of the printing press to the birth of the internet - there are also surprises, and with them, some remarkable, unforgettable stories that give a whole new insight on our past.

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This was a neat book exploring a range of historical events which the author claims had pivotal impact on the course of history.

It's not designed to go too in depth into any one topic and it's important to manage expectations in that regard.

I particularly liked the prose; there's a nice helping of poetic turns of phrase and evocative reflection on the human impact of the listed moments, all helped along with the Scottish lilt of the author who comes across as humble.

Some earlier moments didn't quite pique my interest which isn't surprising given their distance in time to a non-historian reader.

Overall, it's difficult to regret picking this up.

A succinct account of history in digestible bites.

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Superb narration for a superb book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and learned a lot along the way.

Exceptional account of key people and events in human history!

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this was a really enjoyable audiobook and would make a great docu series. perfectly told by Mr Oliver who,in these mad times has become a voice of observational sense in an increasingly nonsensical world

Neil Oliver is my favourite historian

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History plus human behaviour rolled up into bite sized bits . Loved it , especially with his Scottish accent.

A masterpiece in digestible chunks

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did not hold my interest like his places books and others but the last chapter was lovely

not as good as his other books

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