The Triumph of the West: The Origin, Rise & Legacy of Western Civilization by J.M. Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Yet another lovely book from Mr. Roberts. His smooth presentation makes this necessarily surface telling of the ENTIRE history of Europe quite palatable. It is, as is all his work, smoothly written, with a sly sense of humor that I find particularly appealing, The narration by Frederick Davison is excellent; now that I've gotten over hearing his extrordinarily plummy voice (which sounded terribly phoney at first) I've found listening to him to be very enjoyable.

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