Currently reading
A London Family, 1870-1900: A Trilogy
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
All the Names
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Down the Garden Path
Virtue Betray'd, Or, Anna Bullen
Year of Wonders
Swallows and Amazons
Illusion in java
100 objects show us where we've been
I admit I skimmed a lot of this book. It is, after all, 700 pages long. But I read many of the entries and if I had more time and/or I was planning a trip to London to see the British Museum, I would certainly delve deeper because the writing is lively and engaging and the objects he chose to write about interesting. Written by the director of the British Museum, he picked 100 items from the museum that he felt gave the best insight into progress and change in human history. And then he spoke to experts in the field where appropriate to add their perspective. This book must've been a massive undertaking. I might have to buy my own copy.
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