Civilization A New History of the Western World

"CIVILIZATION is not a recitation of greatest hits, or a checklist of events and dates. Mr. Osborne, with great skill, ties his disparate topics together into a coherent narrative, as absorbing as any novel, with felicitous turns of phrase, and tidy summations, on virtually every page. Theoretically it should be impossible to describe the life, thought and influence of Thomas Aquinas in less than two pages, but Mr. Osborne does it, showing no signs of strain. It would be hard to imagine a more readable general history of the West that covers so much ground so incisively."Osborne, Roger is the author of 'Civilization A New History of the Western World', published 2006 under ISBN 9781933648194 and ISBN 1933648198.