A Concise History of the Modern World: 1500 to the Present:
A Guide to World Affairs,
Fourth Edition

by William Woodruff, Graduate Research Professor (Emeritus) University of Florida in Gainesville

Efficient compilation of 3500 years history on 400 pages. The author links world events to their possible causes and consequences without becoming lengthy. Likewise, the author’s own interpretation is refreshingly short and to the point. Quite a bit to read but all thumbs up!

The New Penguin History of the World : Fourth Edition

by J.M. Roberts

Fine work. Easy to read.

RESEARCH WRITING

Prentice Hall Guide to Research Writing

by Dean Memering, Central Michigan University

352 pages. Great. Logical structure. With exercises, examples, and “Study Guides” at the end of each chapter. It stresses the responsibility of research writing: Writers of every kind rely on research to provide the facts and figures with which they work.

GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS - WORLD HISTORY

Who's Who in History
by Emerson Kent. This reference work has 76 pages, full color, lots of pictures, timelines, quotations, and loads of trivia. Very informative and entertaining at the same time.

My History ABC
by Emerson Kent. This reference work is especially recommended for the young historian. It has 68 pages, full color, many pictures, and is written in a short and to the point style.

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