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Are there any good books which are both accurate and engaging which talk about human world history?

Any era is welcome but I'm especially interested in modern history.

I know that having just one book which talks about the history of the whole world would be difficult but let's see if you guys know something (series are welcomed suggestions too).

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There are a whole bunch. The two that spring to mind:
The Dawn of Everything (David Graeber)
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Both have blown many minds. Other ideas:
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson) - about science, extremely readable
The Ancestor's Tale (Dawkins) - evolution, the book the author is most proud of
Collapse (Jared Diamond) - brace yourself because it's convincing
- Love a Bill Bryson recommendation 🙌
  
  A seriously talented writer. I was hooked as a teenager in the 90s by his incredibly funny travelogs The Lost Continent and Neither Here nor There. Went on to read most of his other stuff, it's really eclectic and all great.
  
  Have you read "in a stranger here myself"? Always loved that one
  
  One of the very few I haven't. But will do now.

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