Just as their are an infinite number of possible futures, and the further out into future you move the larger that infinity, the same is true of the past. History is more like the future than many suspect. I'm attracted to the concept of the book, "The Story of Civilization." But it isn't a story. And it's the first in a series of twelve. And that's listening to it as an audio edition. I started this book in July, and just finished it now, half a year later. editorial comment."Here is an example, from page 134 of my copy, in which he is discussing Sumeria:"The ruins.indicate a refinement of life and manners disturbing to our naiëve conception of progress as a continuous rise of man through the unfortunate cultures of the past to the unrivaled zenith of today."Others of my notes say, "unsubstantiated maunderings," and "very loaded phraseology."I plan to keep going because he does include some facts in all his posturing, and, quite frankly, this is so amazingly bad I want to see if it gets any worse. Durant via marginalia, though it mostly all says the same thing, to wit: "opinion.unsubstantiated. One of my marginal notes says, "this guy has a high opinion of himself, his opinion and his erudition." Since I own these copies, I am disagreeing vehemently with Mr.
This is not an historical account, this is a diatribe combined with completely unsubstantiated personal judgment, editorial comment, egregious conclusions and wild speculation. Durant's scholarship is undeniable, as is shown by the lengthy and varied bibliography.
Normally I would not make a judgment based on such a miniscule part of a such a lengthy work, but this is just so bad, I can't help myself.Mr. I am reviewing this volume after having read only 290 pages. I was delighted when I found it complete, all 11 volumes, in my libary book sale.
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