abstract:A Little History of the World (originally in German, Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser) is a history book by Ernst Gombrich. It was written in 1935 in Vienna; Gombrich was 25 years old at the time.
Humanhistoryis fullofindividualswhotransformedthe world through littlemorethangritandimagination. That's agreat regular reminder for anyone trying to do the same.
Even a confident man like the new pope might be forgiven alittle nervousness upon assuming control ofthe world's biggest church during a pivotal time in its history.