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new york times bestseller
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor
Neil MacGregor has blazed an unusual path to international
renown. As director of the British Museum, he organized
an exhibit that aimed to tell the history of humanity
through the stories of one hundred objects made, used,
venerated, or discarded by man. The exhibit and its accompanying
BBC radio series broke broadcasting records and
MacGregor’s book became a bestselling sensation on both
sides of the Atlantic and a huge Christmas hit, with more
than 100,000 copies in print in the United States alone.
Examining items from a chopping tool from Africa’s
Olduvai Gorge to the credit card, A History of the World
in 100 Objects is an engrossing and profoundly original
work of history that will captivate readers for many years
to come.
neil MaCgRegoR is a worldrenowned
museum director who has
transformed the British Museum since he
took charge in 2002. Before that, he was the
director of the National Gallery in London.
A tremendously popular presenter on BBC
television and radio, he was appointed as
a member of the Order of Merit, the highest
civil honor in the U.K., in 2010.
“ A beautiful and absorbing book,
a visual history of humanity . . . filled with
equally fascinating objects.” —Dwight Garner,
The New York Times
“ An enthralling and profoundly
humane book that every civilized
person should read.”
—Jonathan Lopez, Wall Street Journal
“ A brave and original undertaking . . .
MacGregor writes with energy and flair,
and this is an entertaining and
informative book.” —Jonathan Spence,
The New York Review of Books
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