/lit/ - Literature

I just finished reading this the other day and thought it was a pretty good introduction to history. Not exactly academic or anything, but well researched. Only real complaint is it feels dumbed down at times and doesn't branch off from the major civilizations very much. I would call it more of a history of the Mediterranean/middle eastern civilizations (plus india and china) than of the world.

Still good though.

I sincerely recommend The History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer. After that, move one to more specialized books.

if i was to study ancient history seriously, would this book be a good choice, or are there any better recommendations? any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you.