{"product_id":"2026100012053-secondhand-a-short-history-of-the-world-signed","title":"A Short History Of The World (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first sparks of life on a cooling planet to the complex civilisations of the modern age, Geoffrey Blainey's A Short History of the World presents an audacious sweep of human and natural history in a single, accessible volume. Blainey chronicles the great turning points of our shared past — the rise and fall of empires, the spread of religion, the revolutions in agriculture and industry — drawing connections across continents and millennia with remarkable clarity and confidence.\n\nWhat distinguishes this work is Blainey's singular gift for synthesising vast complexity into vivid, human-scale narrative, a hallmark of one of Australia's most celebrated and prolific historians. He argues that understanding the grand arc of history is not merely an academic exercise but an essential lens through which to comprehend our present world. Written with an authority that is both scholarly and deeply accessible, this is a work that invites readers to see themselves as part of an extraordinary, ongoing story — and leaves one wondering what the next chapter might hold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51070622564571,"sku":"2026100012053-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ba806252-ab51-4d98-8d7d-cdee25ea066f.png?v=1794188122","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012053-secondhand-a-short-history-of-the-world-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}