#13 in History
The Lessons of History
- 117
- Pages
- about 2 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The Lessons of History is a 1968 book by historians Will Durant and Ariel Durant. The book provides a summary of periods and trends in history they had noted upon completion of the 10th volume of their momentous eleven-volume The Story of Civilization.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 91 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 7 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 84 | 92% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Note: Read on Audible. This book was a great attempt by the Durants, though it stars with “Only a fool would try to compress a hundred centuries into a hundred pages of hazardous conclusions. We proceed.”. This book had ideas which I could've sworn were…”
“The book was a mixed bag of some interesting and some hair raising ideas. The Lessons of History is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize–winning historians Will and Ariel Durant. It is an accessible compendium of philosophy and social progress, a…”
Frequently asked
How long is The Lessons of History?
It has 117 pages — shorter than 100% of the ranked books in History.
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